Beyond V’Ahavta
Joanie Calem shares music about disability inclusion.
Mishaneh HaBri’ot
“What a world, what a world, full of every kind of thinking / Where we were never even meant to be the same….”
Shema: Peace, like Breath
“Breathe. I command myself to focus on the words ShemaThe most central prayer in Jewish liturgy, the Shema states: "Hear O Israel, the Lord Our God, the Lord is One." These words are written inside mezuzot and t'fillin. It is traditionally said during all major services and when waking and going to sleep. Yisrael…”
Mikveh: A Journey of Becoming
“I feel whole for having finally embraced / those living waters and
the Jewish people and / myself.”
Kol Isha, Shira Isha
Kol Isha, Shira Isha – We are the Daughters — For the celebration International Women’s Day Thousands of years ago there were the mothers. SarahThe first matriarch, wife of AbrahamAbraham is the first patriarch and the father of the Jewish people. He is the husband of Sarah and the father of Isaac and Ishmael. God's covenant - that we will be a great people and inherit the land of Israel - begins with Abraham and is marked by his circumcision, the first in Jewish history. His Hebrew name is Avraham., […]
G-d’s not hidden in the Purim story–She’s there!
A teaching about how G-d/Shekhinah is present in the PurimLit. "Lots." A carnival holiday celebrated on the 14th of the Jewish month of Adar, commemorating the Jewish victory over the Persians as told in the Book of Esther. Purim is celebrated by reading the megilla (Book of Esther), exchanging gifts, giving money to the poor, and holding a festive meal. At the megilla reading, merrymakers are dressed in costumes, people drink, and noisemakers (graggers) are sounded whenever the villain Haman's name is mentioned. story through Her human partners, Queens VashtiIn the Purim story, she is King Ahashveros's first wife. In the first chapter of the Book of Esther, Quieen Vashti refuses to dance for the King and is banished. Long villainized, Vashti has been recently embraced by Jewish women as a contemporay feminist heroine for her defiance of the king. and EstherHeroine of the Purim story and Megillat (the scroll of) Esther. She is married to the king by her cousin Mordecai and ultimately saves her people from execution..
The Face of a Flower
“There is holiness / in the face of a flower…”
A Ritual For Coming Out As Bisexual
An affirmative, creative ritual for coming out to a community.
Miriam’s Sister’s Song
“Make room beyond the river for my sister, who / is singing Miriam’s song…”
A Blessing for Black History Month
Rabbi Sarah Lawson shares a new blessing to celebrate Black History Month
