The Ruakh of Shabbat

“Shabbat holds / Herself open. / All we need do / Is breathe, / And receive Her.”
A Prayer For Breathing

“May our breaths continue / And our health and the health of all / Be preserved / In this time of haze, fire and climate disaster.”
Like the Arrow that Flies by Day (Psalm 91:5):Â A Prayer for Calm Coherence in the Midst of the Chaos of Daily Life

“May memory be a protective seawall / to re-call me: / it’s all about the breath.”
Make of Yourself a Mezuzah: A Ritual in Preparation for Unification Through the Shema

A ritual for mindful and embodied recitation of the shema
Shadayim: A Blessing and Ritual of/for Breast Self Examination

A complete ritual for monthly exams for all people with breasts
Celebrating a First-Time Grandparent

A complete ceremony to honor becoming a grandparent, either with the new family member’s parents and new grandchild present or from a distance
Hillel Now

If I am not my body, then what am I? If I am not my feelings, who am I? If I am not my thoughts, where am I? Source […]
A Humanistic Jewish Pride Menorah Lighting Service

A candle-lighting ritual for Pride, including opportunities for celebration and introspection
The Return of Modeh Ani: How Daily Gratitude Helped Me Heal

One of the first prayers little Jewish boys and girls often learn is Modeh Ani – a prayer said each morning to thank G-d for returning your soul to your […]
A Prayer for Shavuot

Matrix of the Holy Blessed One, As we stand together To celebrate our Anniversary with You, Our Beloved, May we know that the Torah We receive, Is the Torah that […]