Awaken Sleeping Seeds
“On this new moon of Shevat,
I trust the process of inner renewal…”
Frogs Came Before Locusts
As winter lingers past its silver shimmer, dimmed, gray clouds low and heavy with unready snow, why not assess the calendar’s limp pages, count the weeks. This is the […]
The Killing of Yitzhak Rabin
“because the square was crowded and loud / because the melody of Shir LaShalom had ended…”
Collaboratively Creating a Prayer or Meditation of Belonging for Before the Shema
Amy Ariel offers a teaching about belonging and a collaboratively-created prayer.
There Are So Many Ways to Pray for Our Country
“We pray by raising our voices and blowing our whistles,
by marching and by singing.”
Keeping Vigil
“Love is all I have to offer / If only it were enough”
Slichot to the Earth (Asking for forgiveness)
“Oh earth, how we’ve harmed you
Oh earth, help us heal…”
Psalm of the Trees
“Thank You for the birds that build their nests in our branches and sing with us in the morning light”
A Prayer to Keep Our Hearts Open
“We can plant seeds of love where hatred has grown, / And we can rest when we feel overwhelmed.”
Water and Waiting: Mikveh Blessings for Donor Embryo Transfer
This special ritual follows traditional mikveh practice honoring the complexity of building family through donor embryo transfer.
