Unetanah Tokef: Confronting Collective Grief
The terrible allusions to death in Unetanah Tokef I would imagine for many of us are just that– allusions– imagined examples of God’s awesomeness relative to the scale of […]
Chosen Family Ketubah/Brit Akhim/Akhot/Mishpakha
ברית אחים/אחוט/משפחה Chosen family-making has been so core to queer and trans communities, offering us ways to create lasting bonds and to nurture the expansive intimacies we create with each […]
Prayer for Country and Israel in a Time of Distress
RIBONO SHEL OLAM, G-d of this Place, Asher Byadekha nefesh kol hai v’ruakh kol basar ishah May You help us find within ourselves, the gift of Your Shabbat, a […]
Grief – A Prayer From a Meditation on Psalm 6
“God who weeps with us all, /
hold my aching heart…”
Asher Yatzar: The Blessing for Pathways
“Smell air / freshly washed by rain, admire / pink azaleas blooming in the yard.”
Prayers for Viewing Images of Violence
This powerful ritual includes both intentions and blessings.
The Awe, ירא, That Encompasses Mayim Hayim, מים חיים
“May we be reminded of the songs of Miriam, the keeper of the Mayim Hayim…”
Morning Psalm: A Mourner’s Qualm
“May we rise in peace, as different creatures…”
Prayer for Those at Summer Camp
“And when it’s time to return home,
may your tears fall not from sorrow, but from the joy of deep connection…”
The Call for Revolutionary Reimagining
This July 4th haftarah/prophetic chant is an opportunity to engage with and re-imagine some of our country’s iconic texts on freedom and independence.
