That We All May Rise

Person standing in a field with arms raised towards the sun, mountains in the background.

God of hidden things – unseen art, unheard notes, unfelt touch. God of fear and hope and weary, worried hearts, hear my questions and cries. The world is heavy now, […]

Prayer for My Peoples, Facing Danger

An adult and child sitting on a beach at sunset, facing the ocean.

Holy Breath and Holy Name – Today we face a danger we cannot yet fully comprehend. We are frightened, we are confused, we are lost. We need the most basic […]

In This Moment

drawing of a heart

on this Feed on this Page in this Heart fear is okay Here hurt is okay Here hope is okay Here relief is okay Here you are okay Here too […]

For a World in Pandemic

Satellite view of Earth at night showing city lights across Europe, Italy, and surrounding regions.

We are a global community We travel from here to there Country to country Sharing the good and the bad In this time of trial by disease We are learning… […]

Wash Your Hands

Hands covered in soap suds while washing under water.

We are humans relearning to wash our hands. Washing our hands is an act of love Washing our hands is an act of care Washing our hands is an act […]

Queer Aliyah Blessing

Two Torah scrolls on a table with open books and people nearby, wearing traditional garments.

this is a blessing for neither or well actually and sometimes for avraham bat sarah sarah ben avraham for all the houses with unmarked doors that peer through windows and […]

Mourners’ Kaddish: A Poetic Interpretation

A person in a white shirt and shorts stands in a lush forest, looking up at tall trees.

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא Growing in holiness, we inhale and breathe tiny human words  Into the immensity of sacred spacetime   אָמֵן Amen   בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ […]

Traveler’s Prayer in a Time of Pandemic

Woman with backpack looking at flight information board in an airport terminal.

This is a new prayer for safe travel, incorporating the perils of modern life with classic language of t’filat haderekh, the traveler’s prayer. It’s my third prayer related to the […]

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