In the Corners of My Home
Reflection on commemorating loved ones
Overcoming Obstacles to Become a Teacher of Torah
Blessing for those who have overcome obstacles to study and teach TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general.
Taking Up the Staff of Our Ancestors
Passing down our ancestors’ staff from generation to generation
The Flower
A poem on encountering the Other
Review, Release, and Restart
A Yom KippurThe holiest day of the Jewish year and the culmination of a season of self-reflection. Jews fast, abstain from other worldly pleasures, and gather in prayers that last throughout the day. Following Ne'ilah, the final prayers, during which Jews envision the Gates of Repentance closing, the shofar is sounded in one long blast to conclude the holy day. It is customary to begin building one's sukkah as soon as the day ends. hymn loosely based on Kol Nidre
Of Abraham and Angels
“I could have sworn I heard the voices of angels./ Crying, ‘Spare him.’ “
A Ritual for Breast Reduction
“What needs to be sacrificed to go forward in strength and to heal?”
A Rabbinical Student’s Prayer
“We are travellers on the path our ancestors took.”
Journeying
An athiest travel prayer
Wilderness Prayer
“But the walking kept me from disappearing”
