Soul and Flame

“If human soul is divine flame, / how can we draw close / to what flickers”
Prayer for Transgender Justice

“We ask your blessing upon our community, the holy assembly of all transgender people”
Creation Is a Poem

“god sighs, if only I had / a reader in my likeness”
Blessing the Earth

“I bend and bless the earth / with my own brokenness”
In Praise of Creation

“Praise the heartbeat of the universe”
Shekhinah’s Lament

“In a field of lilies trampled by warriors / the Shekhinah weeps”
The Unbinding of Isaac

“And the ram spoke to Abraham saying: go back and comfort Sarah”
Devarim

“It was on an island of death / That my mother / Visited me.”
Isaiah: An Interpretation

“We may fast for many reasons / but on this day only one matters”
Abraham’s Wisdom

“Will we, in the end, be as careful as he?”