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 Torah experience for Rosh Hashanah, incorporating Hagar’s story from the Torah reading on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and the Akedah, which we read on […]
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 […]