Dinah’s Brothers, Tamar’s Husbands
“One more dangerous reading, and I tore my hair /in pain with the story’s daughters, Dinah and Tamar.”
Shabbat Illumination
“May these candles illuminate and bring peace…”
I Am A Boat: A Poem for Tevet
“They name boats after women –
No wonder.”
A Thanksgiving Blessing
“Family, friends, and traditions dear
The joy of community year by year.”
Thinking of You, Captive
“For more than a year now, / you’ve been with me everywhere…”
The Eighth Candle
“I see reflected in the light
the faces of my family. / I see hope.”
Dayenu
“Dayenu. We sing now for as long as we can.”
A Light Eternal
“The story’s flame, its lesson bold:
Through vast trials, the soul can soar / and the light will shine forevermore.”
A Prayer for Hanukkah as We Enter a Time of Resistance
“May we protect just laws, and may our resistance to unjust laws or unjust systems be firm.”
The First Friday Afternoon (An Asher Yatzar Alternative)
“Blessed are You, Hashem, Healer of all flesh, Worker of wonders.”
