Hanukkah Candles
Nine candles burning so brightly, Watching them illuminate so delightly. Their warmth can be felt from up close, From the tips of my feet up to my nose. […]
Blessing (Brakha) for Using Medical Devices
This new blessing for medical devices, such as insulin pumps and feeding tubes, and focuses on the mitzvah of shmirat haguf, taking care of one’s body.
Sheva brakhot for the “spiritual-but-not-religious”
“Blessed is the Abundance of Love that envelops this couple and those who rejoice with them.”
A Ceremony For Coming Out as a Gay Man or Boy
A ritualized way to come out to people of your choosing.
A Litany for a Beloved Non-human Family Member
A powerful ritual for when you have lost an animal companion
A Tefillah for an Election
“The only relief from the sentence we gave ourselves: /Community, compassion, and justice.”
A Jerusalem Afternoon in Wartime
“The world is a narrow bridge, we sing in response /  But we are not afraid.”Â
A Prayer for Complicated Times
“We will hold on to goodness/
We will hold on to each other…”
Blessing for the Way Ahead
“And may we always draw on joy in the darkness…”
Thanksgiving
This poem was written to express gratitude for one Haitian immigrant and lift up the value of welcoming the stranger.
