After the Gates Close
The air is empty of shofar cries and the prayers that floated into the skies from a hundred hearts. The songs that lifted our hearts, soothed our souls and […]
Al Het For These Times
This contemporary Al Het speaks to us in 5786/2025.
Broken and Whole
“May we discover shattered shards
scattered amidst pebbles / floating on seaweed / pressed up against mountain cliffs…”
Shaar HaRakhamim/Gate of Compassion
“If we open onto teshuvah / We might push through the gate of compassion…”
Unfinished Business
“Does she have unfinished business?
Someone she needs to forgive her? Someone she needs to forgive?”
Mourning Kaddish for My Living Father
“And let there be peace upon all
who carry wounds from their fathers…”
Ratzo V’Shov – Even Numbers
“Did you know nesher might have meant vulture? people say that…”
Yom Kippur Dancing
“What are my hollow prayers, compared to this, / this whirling, twirling, joyous atonement alive?”
Simkhat Torah
“Sing and dance in exaltation, / gift of wisdom; truths conferred.”
My Religion
“So I studied my family’s history
her story / create joy in her holy days…”
