Yom Teruah, a Day of Shouting (Song)
A song and teaching for Yom Teruah
Print-Your-Own Simcha Bunim Cards
Download and print your own set of cards with teachings from Rabbi Bunim
Reaching Out to the Tree of Life
“those who dance as they hold as they dance through all life;
those who reach up from a wheelchair; out from a walker; or wobbling, out from a cane.”
Grinding Out Mourner’s Kaddish
“The voice of a hazan may soar to the top of the ark and beyond…”
Conversion Immersion
“Shivering, I emerge, / wrapping up in my robe…”
Amidah: 18 Blessings
“Wrapping myself in the words, / dancing letters curving around me…”
Rosh Hashanah
“For whom did the shofar call?
The shofar called for me.”
Ruakh: The Covenant of Everything
“Before us—everything; / After us—everything.”
Prayer for the Return of the Hostages and for Peace
“We pray to see the day when Israelis and Palestinians – Jews and Christians and Muslims – will dwell under their fig trees and grapevines, whether in Tel Aviv, in Ramallah, or in Gaza City, and no one will make them afraid.”
I’m Proud to Be Jewish
“Our humanity craves life and eternity…”
