Mourners’ Kaddish: A Poetic Interpretation

A hand touches a colorful mezuzah on a doorpost in a home.

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא Growing in holiness, we inhale and breathe tiny human words  Into the immensity of sacred spacetime   אָמֵן Amen   בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ […]

Traveler’s Prayer in a Time of Pandemic

A small stream flows through lush green grass and dense plants in a peaceful, wooded area.

This is a new prayer for safe travel, incorporating the perils of modern life with classic language of t’filat haderekh, the traveler’s prayer. It’s my third prayer related to the […]

Ketubah for Two Women

A hand touches a colorful mezuzah on a doorpost in a home.

Scroll down for Hebrew version Be Siman Tov u-be Mazal Tov With auspicious signs and a flow of wellbeing In the name of YHVH the universal force With the intention […]

Ketubah for Two Men

A hand touches a colorful mezuzah on a doorpost in a home.

Scroll down for Hebrew version In the name of YHVH the universal force With auspicious signs and a flow of wellbeing With the intention to serve the unification of the […]

Original Ketubah

A hand touches a colorful mezuzah on a doorpost in a home.

Download PDFs in English and Hebrew below. Be Siman Tov u-be Mazal Tov With auspicious signs and a flow of wellbeing In the name of YHVH the universal force With […]

Prayer after the Tornadoes

A small stream flows through lush green grass and dense plants in a peaceful, wooded area.

G-d beyond my understanding, The sky has turned violent, Crushing homes and lives, Upending dreams, Toppling the foundations of hope and sustenance. Crisis and chaos, Confusion and loss, A scene […]

Found

Several hands tearing a round loaf of bread, symbolizing sharing and togetherness.

We are holiness. We are blessed. We are filled and sustained by gifts imparted and ingrained. On Shabbat we rest with intention. We breathe in the Divine Spirit and release […]

Another V’ahavtah

A person drapes a white, embroidered tallit over their shoulders, hand resting on their chest.

Step bravely into the unknown Be not afraid of the strangeness there   Embrace the new  Feel the wonder Absorb it and carry it with you   It is a […]

Four Blessings for Tu B’Shvat

A person drapes a white, embroidered tallit over their shoulders, hand resting on their chest.

Trees give us air to breathe, helping to sustain life. So, too, may you have a long, happy, healthy life. May you have space to breathe and may you breathe […]

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