Postponement Prayer

Desert mountains with scattered rocks, some greenery, a stream, and cloudy blue sky.

A prayer for those who have to postpone a wedding, conversion, or another major event due to circumstances beyond their control.

Let Breath

Person sitting cross-legged on a wooden dock by a calm lake during sunset, surrounded by trees.

Translated from the Hebrew by Hila Ratzabi  

When We Hurt

Two people sitting on a bench, one resting their head on the others shoulder, showing comfort and support.

Hurting is normal. Hurting is okay. There is nothing wrong with who you are as a person when you’re hurting. You do not have less value because you hurt. You […]

A Prayer for Our Leaders

A healthcare worker wearing a mask and goggles focuses intently, holding a medical instrument in a clinical setting.

We are grateful for those who lead: Worldwide, national, and local, Scientists, medical personnel, First responders and caregivers, All who run into the fighting When it would be easy to […]

The Helper’s Prayer

A person with a beard reaches out with an open hand; focus on the hand, while wearing a jacket and brown shirt.

as i urge people  to seek help may i first and foremost be a person  who reaches  out for help especially when i feel most helpless   (amen).

The Radiance Between Us

A woman in a white tank top enjoys the sun with closed eyes, surrounded by greenery and blooming flowers.

As was written, our trials can be lengthy: forty years of desert wandering, forty days of shelter in the ark. But I also think of Moses forty nights on the […]

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