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 […]
Oath of Disloyalty
I am a disloyal Jew. I am not loyal to a political party. Nor will I be loyal to dictators and mad kings. I am not loyal to walls or […]
The Month of Av Stands Alone
In all of our history, /
With all that we have been through, /
The month of Av does indeed stand alone …
From Lament to Action: Closing Prayer for Tisha B’Av Vigil for Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
Kindle our moral imagination /
so that our souls might sense /
that redemption is still possible.
Solar Panel Dedication Ceremony
Homeowner Welcomes guests and introduces various folks  Welcome by Temple Shalom Tikkun Olam representative Berukhim ha’ba’im Director Interfaith Power and Light Other Homeowner Short remarks about why we put […]
Words that Quake: A Prayer for Tisha B’Av
Please God /
Extinguish the flames of this burning palace with /
The soothing waters of love.
Prayer for Tisha B’Av Actions: Jews Say #ClosetheCamps
May this call of the shofar be a bridge between Olam Hazeh and Olam Haba
Illuminate the World: An Interpretive Sim Shalom
Sim Shalom appears in the Amidah and asks God to bring peace to the world. God, You scattered the divine sparks so that we may find them in each other, […]
Drawing Near: An Interpretive R’tzei
This prayer is part of the daily Amidah, and traditionally, the prayer requests a restoration of the second Temple, and a restoration of the service Jews performed at the Temple, […]
