Hashkiveinu: Strength in Vulnerability
“Guard us through the coming night
With peaceful faces, With faithful hands, / With the breath of life.”
Placenta Burial Ritual after the First 40 Days
This lovely closing ceremony marks the end of the Fourth Trimester with placenta burial.
Eagle and Vulture
Both birds of prey //
Both live at my river //
but only the vultures visit my home.
Hostage Square
A description of Hostage Square in Tel Aviv
When Hope is Crushed
When hope is crushed, //
Is it like clods of earth ground to mud, sticking in foulness to my boots as I walk?
Placenta Burial to Mark 1 Year of Life and Parenting
A sweet ritual for burying placenta
Ritual for a Girl on her First Menstruation, Welcoming your Daughter into Womanhood
A range of ideas to help a mother create a ritual for her child’s first period
Asher Yatzar Upon Entering a Sex Shop
“Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d, who has made me Your partner in completing the task of my own formation.”
Labors of Tzimtzum
“Soul vessels, with gods’ breath subsumed, / shatter in tessellated shards of light—”
Fifteen Divine Things to Love Before & After Tu B’ Av
“The comfort of your presence
The call of my being toward your light…”
