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
Here in the Diaspora
“Surely, our fate’s been sealed by now /  and we’ve seen–for good and ill–“
Psalm 23.1: Let Us Seek Renewal These Days of Awe
“Through unknown length of days, we renew our trust in You.”
Yizkor: Remembering What Through Who
“…the glow of the Yahrzeit lights /
remind us to remember through who / what is important.”
Blessing for Foster Parenting: A Sukkah for Whatever Comes Next
This blessing is for those entrusted with caring for a child—whether as an individual, a couple, a relative, or another member of a child’s community—to set an intention for how we will show up in this relationship.
Yom Kippur
“Let none be taken by war, by flood, by famine, by fire…”
