Sitting/Standing: Shiva After Anti-Semitic Terrorist Attack
shiva is not eternity and if its end is marked with a walk then our bodies are not meant to sink into the ground until the next beginning […]
A Havdalah Blessing after the Poway Shooting
We are the People of burnt Torah scrolls, Whose words lift generations And their teachings through the air When all else is broken and laid to waste. And we are […]
I Will Outlive Them
when i say “i will outlive them” i mean my body long lying in a blanket of earth enjoining the soil the fabric of a new shelter and the flowers […]
The Watchman’s Chair: A Song for Shmirah
I was serving as a Shomer when the idea for this song came to me. The ritual of Shmirah refers to the practice of watching over the body of a […]
Trans Prayer
This is the season for my body to catch up with my soul. In this, I rejoice. Still, my spirit cries for peace. Help me heal in this time of […]
Cooking in a New Kitchen
We may leave our homes and kitchens as many of our ancestors have, but the connection that a recipe can provide, especially those inherited from our Mothers (parents or significant […]
Omer 2019: Week 1
Week 1: Hesed (Love, Kindness) As we begin Counting the Omer, each day’s quality intersects with Hesed, inviting us to contemplate various dimensions of love/kindness. We invited writers to reflect on […]
Ritual Connecting Passover with Rosh Hashanah
There is a traditional connection between Sukkot and Tu B’shvat: saving the Sukkot etrog for jam on Tu B’shvat. It occurred to me that a similar food connection could be […]
Omer 2019: Week 2
Week 2: Gevurah (Strength, Boundaries, Holding) As we begin Counting the Omer, each day’s quality intersects with Gevurah, inviting us to contemplate various dimensions of strength. We invited writers to reflect […]
Batya
“Now Pharoah’s daughter … saw him, the child—here, a boy weeping!“ (Exodus 2:6) If Moses’ mother had a better option, if Pharaoh wasn’t trying to kill the infant sons, would […]
