Shavuot: One Voice
“Where you go, I will go, I told my small sons…”
Tragic Mishap
We go on with warrants and bombs
for those, much like ourselves,
we might better have intended to love….”
What Receiving Torah Sounds Like: A Shavuot Poem
“Then the unbroken rush of praise exhaled…”
A Jewish Ritual For Menopause
This ritual is intended for marking the end of the 12-month absence of menstrual bleeding after which a woman is considered officially menopausal.
Looking Beyond
“Proof that if you look / beyond flood waters, / there will be dry land…”
Welcoming Prayer for Shabbat
Bruchim Habaim/Bruchot Habaot – Blessings Upon You Welcome You enter this space an individual with a unique background, experiences, and emotions to experience ShabbatShabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day […]
Adult B’nei Mitzvah Mikveh Ritual
This ritual is designed for an adult B’nei MitzvahLit. Commandment. It is traditionally held that there are 613 mitzvot (plural) in Judaism, both postive commandments (mandating actions) and negative commandments (prohibiting actions). Mitzvah has also become colloquially assumed to mean the idea of a “good deed." cohort in advance of their service.
Ode To Arithmetic
“you are embedded / at the heart of existence / the spark / that sets in motion…”
Due
“you will know a tidal surge / part marvel part mystery…”
Halleluyah
Verses to be sung to Leonard Cohen’s ‘Halleluyah’
