My Heart Feels Heavy
“Did I harden my heart to survive?”
Passover Kavannah (Intention), 5784
The PassoverPassover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jewish people’s liberation from slavery and Exodus from Egypt. Its Hebrew name is Pesakh. Its name derives from the tenth plague, […]
The Hardened Heart of Pharaoh
“Was pharaoh taught to love…”
God is the Power the Leads to Salvation
“God is the love that holds us together…”
The Retelling
“The annual retelling is like the sharing of all hard stories, / never told the same way twice.”
The Fig: A Seder Plate Symbol of Peace
Rabbi Lisa S. Greene shares an addition to the seder plate for 2024/5784.
Blessing Upon Receiving a Bomb Threat
“HashemLit. The Name, referring to the ineffable name of God; used as a substitute for any of the more sacred names of God when not speaking in prayer. Particularly used in conversation. yereicham, Source of Mercy and comfort, be with us now…”
What Should We Tell the Children? (Pesakh 5784)
This powerful new poem written for Passover 2024 uses the framework of the four children to explore the challenges in our world.
Parshat Shemini
“This is the first year I thought, how old were those children?”
Across the Narrow Straits
“Where is the waiting Nachshon,
Prince of the tribe of Judah / who jumps into the swirling sea…”
