The Dead Man in My Briefcase
“A date, a time, a gunshot wound, a medical record number.”
Handwashing Ritual for Online Conversion
A virtual conversion ritual with handwashing to evoke the mikvehThe ritual bath. The waters of the mikveh symbolically purify – they are seen as waters of rebirth. A convert immerses in the mikveh as part of conversion. Many Orthodox married women go to the mikveh following their period and before resuming sexual relations. Couples go to the mikveh before being married. Many, including some men, immerse before Yom Kippur; some go every Friday before Shabbat.
Other World: Blessings for the World that Is Currently Arriving
“the wordless poets’ breaths stolen”
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Hallelujah, Amen
“This is not where this prayer ends”
Bridge
Imagining a bridge that is not so narrow
Strangled by Police: Psalm of Protest 17
A prayer for justice in rmemory of George Floyd
A Prayer for the Return of Sanity
“Remove the roots of racism and hatred …”
Havdalah: Minneapolis Uprising 2020
HavdalahLit. Separation A ceremony performed on Saturday night to mark the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the week, using wine, a braided candle, and sweet-smelling spices. ceremony from Minneapolis honoring the memory of George Floyd
One-by-One: A Prayer as the COVID Death Toll Mounts
“God of healing, / Put an end to this pandemic”
Standing at Sinai with George and Regis
“torahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. is change”