In Search of Mount Moriah
A ooem for Individuals seeking health care to manage mental illness
Prayer for Team Players
“May we show teamwork and pride, may we display courage and strength.”
Ahavat Israel: A New Prayer for the Jewish People
“Love of the People IsraelLit. ''the one who struggles with God.'' Israel means many things. It is first used with reference to Jacob, whose name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32:29), the one who struggles with God. Jacob's children, the Jewish people, become B'nai Israel, the children of Israel. The name also refers to the land of Israel and the State of Israel. / Goes as deep as the oceans”
Enkindling Community: A Blessing for Lag B’Omer
“How do we live after we caused the fire?”
Lag B’Omer: A Fire Uncontained
A video meditation in sofrut on humility, kavodHonor, as in kavod av v’em, honoring one’s parents, kavod ha’met, respect for the dead, kavod hatorah, the honor of the Torah. (honor), and the burning light of 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. for day 33, Lag B'OmerFrom the second day of Passover until Shavuot, Jews count seven weeks – seven times seven days – to commemorate the period between the Exodus from Egypt and the Revelation at Sinai. When the Temple stood, a certain measure (omer) of barley was offered on the altar each day; today, we merely count out the days.
Omer Day 31: Tiferet sh’be’Hod – Compassion of Humility
“Humility is a blue flame, / dipping into indigo / and edged in black”
Turn It and Turn It Again
A poem for those at a spiritual crossroadsÂ
A Meditation On Those Who Have Harmed Us
“I give you the love you could not give me”
A Kavannah for Iyar
“When the seasons change, your mind’s eye opens”
Chosen Family
Embracing chosen family