Days of Awe Meditation
The transformative days of awe preoccupation Teshuvah – Transformation I will turn away from here and approach There* Teshuvah – to be unstuck Not arrival but journey Not destination but […]
Because the Moon is Covered
Part 1 Or: Toward Because the moon is covered, bakesse,* he said, I was sitting with Zohar next to the tree underneath where he was buried. We were eating garinim […]
Avodah Service for Yom Kippur
“God calls to us this day”
Shofar’s Cry: Sarah and Hagar Speak
This is an interpretive Torah experience for Rosh Hashanah, incorporating Hagar’s story from the Torah reading on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and the Akedah, which we read on […]
Elul Reflection Calendar (5779)
Download the Elul Reflection Calendar below for weekly soul-reflection prompts during the month of Elul 5779.
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.
