6 Thirteen | A Prayer for A Vigilant Voice Against Violence

Taking strike after strike With hands bleeding pink violets through bandages We continue to pound back Against the seduction Of a descent into silence
To The Captives

“And cry to Heaven—bring them home/No soul should ever weep alone…”
Blessing for Summer

“May you slow down to savor the sunlight, / let your thoughts meander…”
From the Moment We Were Born: A Poem for Father’s Day

A loving poem in honor of Father’s Day
A Prayer for Food Humanity in Gaza

“We call out to You now in this time of crisis…”
Birkat Kohanim, An Interpretive Version of the Priestly Blessing

“May Gd lift you and elevate you with radiance and love…”
Modet Ani

“I imagine my soul nestled deep in my body…”
Shavuot Celebration

“Thus stand we now as one in grace,
Heirs to this sacred, holy place…”
Though the Fullness Cannot Be Spoken

“That each struggle, joy, and life is intertwined…”
Studying Torah

“Gripped by the desire to decode
what we cannot know, we examine each word…”