Sukkot

“Rain pours through the schach
open to the stars…”
The First Time

“My fingers reached out, / my heart longed…”
Serach HaTzadikah: An Alternative/Addition to “Eliyahu HaNavi”

A beautiful new addition to Eliyahu HaNavi
The Trees of the Talmud

“Only advice to plant first / and welcome the Messiah later…”
A Ritual For Coming Out as a Gay Man or Boy

A meaningful ritual for coming out.
A Kavannah for Psalm 150

“praise Yah in the sunlight that filters through the window..”
A Vidui for the Children of Gaza

A vidui composed to remember the lives of innocent children, killed in war.
Sukkot: Every Year We Are Instructed

“Learn to live together as the family you have always been. Together, let us be a blessing.”
Eil Malei for October 7

“May the souls so callously severed from their bodies find shelter, refuge, in the hidden space beneath Your wings.”
A Mi Shebeirach for the Veterans of the American Armed Services in Honor of Veterans Day

“Provide for those who sacrificed their sacred lives for the cause of freedom, a sure rest in wholeness on the wings of the Shekhinah.”