Azazel
On a hill in a Wilderness somewhere in the United States of America. On the fourth day I began to ask for forgiveness. I ascended into silence and an animal […]
The Birds Have Fled
The birds have fled, flown the coop as it were. They’ve gone the way of the dodo and the cricket and bullfrog. Good old Jeremiah has grown silent with their […]
Real Kippur
It may come at you together As a community And it may come individually It may come in a way you least expect You may have to do it yourself […]
Days of Awe Meditation
The transformative days of awe preoccupation Teshuvah – Transformation I will turn away from here and approach There* Teshuvah – to be unstuck Not arrival but journey Not destination but […]
Because the Moon is Covered
Part 1 Or: Toward Because the moon is covered, bakesse,* he said, I was sitting with Zohar next to the tree underneath where he was buried. We were eating garinim […]
Avodah Service for Yom Kippur
“God calls to us this day”
Shofar’s Cry: Sarah and Hagar Speak
This is an interpretive TorahThe Five Books of MosesThe quintessential Jewish leader who spoke face to face with God, unlike any other prophet, and who freed the people from Egypt, led them through the desert for forty years, and received the Torah on Mt. Sinai. His Hebrew name is Moshe., and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish […]
Elul Reflection Calendar (5779)
Download the Elul Reflection Calendar below for weekly soul-reflection prompts during the month of Elul 5779.
Kinah on Tisha b’Av 5779: A Call to Close the Camps and Welcome the Stranger
We cry today until we too are parched and empty /
We cry until despair and cynicism and immobilizing fear are washed away
A Welcome Ceremony By the Sea
We created this baby naming and welcoming ceremony for my daughter that took place by the sea. Read the story behind the ritual here. 1) Gathering time: Play a musical […]
