Merger Poem
“And then all that has divided us will merge/ And then compassion will be wedded to power/ And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind.”
Sh’foch Chamat’cha
An explanation of these angry words and a current context for their use
We Remember Idit
Honoring Lot’s wife, anonymous no more
Reflections on Shefoch Chamatcha: Pour Out Your Wrath
On the necessity and difficulty of expressing anger, then using it for the greater good
Opening the Door for Elijah the Prophet
An invocation for the equal inclusion of girls, boys, women, and men
Birkat Hamazon
A modern interpretation of the three original core themes of the ancient blessings after a meal
Tzafun
A reading about the power hidden in what appears to be a children’s game.
Haroset
A poem about haroset, a mixture of apples, nuts and wine, symbolic of the mortar out of which the Hebrew slaves made bricks
Maror
A reading about oppression in women’s lives along with a personal reflection on black freedom and the Zionist dream
Gender-Inclusive Matzah/Motzi Blessings
The motzi/matzah blessings with both the traditional masculine and alternative feminine forms of God-language.
