Hoshanah Rabbah
“No wonder we dance seven circles around the bimah / with our lulav and our etrog and the Torah!”
Prayer on the Death of an Abusive Parent or Relative
A compassionate prayer for a difficult moment
Sukkot 2
“As we shake the myrtle, palm, willow, and citron,
we are transported to the Land of our People, / breathing in the Source of our People…”
The Power of Seven
“Seven is the numerical value of the letter zayin.
Kiddush is recited with wine that has a numerical value of 70 in Hebrew that is yayin.”
Simchat Torah
“I hold the torah scroll as it unfurls
before my eyes like the red leaves
of the burning bush in my yard…”
Pinchas
“Any narrative / Severed at its centre / Cannot withstand / The violence / Of two opposing sides.”
Belleville
“On Kol Nidre / I went to daven in / Stadttempel, / The sole survivor, / Of the pogroms of death.”Â
TASHLIKH: Reluctant to Leave
“There’s so much to ponder / More soul-cloth to launder / Lessons the waters will teach…”
Sukkot Seeds
How do you get the seeds from a pomegranate?
My Star (pregnancy loss) – What I Recited During my First Mikveh
Moving words for a ritual to mark a devastating loss
