A Blessing for Making Aliyah

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“May your journey be one of peace, equanimity, love, justice, compassion, understanding, and a deep sense of home and community.”

A Shabbat Prayer for Peace & Unity

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  We dedicate these Shabbat lights to peace and to lighten the weight of suffering of all those in Eretz Yisrael.   Mayan Hayeinu, Beloved God, Source of All That […]

Parshat Ki Teitzei

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Sometimes when I read Torah I want to throw things. I want to hurl a glass against a wall and hear it shatter. I want to slam the scrolls themselves […]

Kislev Rose

Red pomegranates and green leaves are scattered across a blue background in a playful, hand-drawn style.

“Even the angels must bend down,
melt the snow in their hands / to smell its sweet fragrance.”

Beginning to Pray

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A collaborative prayer grounded in pursuit of freedom, safety, liberation, and justice for all. 

Prayers I Am Not Sure I Believe

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  I pray for my neighbor who is violent toward his wife.   I pray for my so-called political enemies, who, in truth, are not so different from me.   […]

Prayer for Our Country

A person drapes a white, embroidered tallit over their shoulders, hand resting on their chest.

“When this righteous anger rises,
grant us the wisdom to use this passion with love…”

May I

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A powerful story about healing between sisters

Building a Tabernacle

A person drapes a white, embroidered tallit over their shoulders, hand resting on their chest.

Inspiration for me / as I struggle to build / a space inside my heart / where holiness can dwell.

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