Yitro: Six Days After Colleyville
“Take that fear, Israel, / And what threatens to shatter; / Choose to use it as a Blessing”
Brit Shemot: Baby Naming Ceremony
“Our tradition teaches that the birth of a child brings with it a new possibility for redemption, for transformative justice, for peace and wholeness.”Â
Brit Torah: Baby Naming Ceremony
This ritual can be woven into an aliyah, another part of a Torah service or can stand alone
Seder Milah: Ritual Circumcision
To be performed on the 8th day or another day
Sing a New Song: From Squirrel Hill to Colleyville
“We sing a new Mi Hamokha in your names today”
Keep the Tent Open: A Prayer After the Hostage Release
“Help us to have courage in the midst of fear”
When the Captives Were Set Free, God Spilled Her Light
For Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the people of Colleyville, Texas
Feeding the Birds: Shabbat Shirah
It is a minhag (custom) of expressing gratitude to put out breadcrumbs for the birds on Erev Shabbat of Parshat BeShalakh.
To the God of Change
“God of change, / We are afraid to look straight into Your face”
Blessings of the Trees in a Covid Year
“We struggle to rejoice in budding trees”
