A Caregiver’s Prayer
Shekhinah, we live in a broken world, and the light gets in through the cracks. I come seeking this light and I come seeking lightness. I have opened my heart […]
Psalm of Protest 12: On the Eve of an Election
This Psalm of Protest is to be “sung on the eve of an election.” The third stanza quotes verses from Psalm 94. The fourth stanza echoes those lines with […]
Gentle Boys: A Mother’s Prayer
So, I live in the United States where an awful thing just played out on the public stage. This is a prayer I wrote for my 3 sons, for boys […]
#MeToo Atonement Prayers
An alternate version of Al Chet and Ashamnu for the #MeToo era
Poem for Torah on Simchat Torah
Each time, each time And each year We read the ancient words Burrowing into the empty spaces Between those words, Feeling the wonder there Letting them sink into us As […]
Petikhtah (Opening) to the Prayer for our Country
“May we build a sukkat shalom in this sanctuary”
#MeToo, No More
Join Alden Solovy for an online network immersion, “Ingredients of Prayer: Writing Contemporary Liturgy,” beginning October 16th. Learn more and register. This Psalm of Protest is to be “sung by brave […]
Wedding Blessing Over Water
For those who cannot drink wine or juice due to health reasons or addiction, here’s a blessing to use over water. ברוכה את מקור החיים מקור מיים חיים Blessed […]
A Prayer for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
Dear God, who opened Hagar’s eyes to the desert well, dear God who was with Hannah as she cried out her heart to the priest Eli, deafened by his position, […]
Farewell Ushpizot, Ushpizin
Each year, we construct beautiful dwellings for Sukkot. We intentionally create temporary, holy spaces. We invite the presence of honored guests, the ushpizin, seven prophets, patriarchs and kings of old. We invite the […]
