Erev Yom Kippur: Why do we fast?

To see what it looks like to put ourselves together again.
Faith During an Uncertain Future after Infertility

Thinking about Passover and the death of the firstborn, praying to conceive.Â
Blessing for Placing a Headwrap/Headscarf upon One’s Head
I can conquer the day.Â
Meditations for Ritual Immersion: For a Woman Beginning Her Journey Toward Conception

To be used when someone stops taking birth control, and begins to look toward becoming a parent
Blessing for Tears
We mustn’t ever forget our tears
Two Meditations for the Days of Awe

Envision a shofar made of pure light
A Meditation for Erev Yom Kippur

Who will make chicken soup for the dejected?
A Communal Casting Out: Tashlich for Jewish Leadership

Praying with crumbs
The Artist Prayer: A Blessing for Bezalel
We need a new blessing. We need you
Avinu Malkeinu: Light In Face of Darkness

I smashed my father’s statues and stood alone in the fragmenting dark