I Return
“I return to You Mother / please wash me clean / and send me strength / so, I can care for others
like You care for me.”
Gifts of Parents
“I don’t recommend / Being a child of divorce…”
Kedoshim
“A gentle rocking of my boat
comes as regular as the changing tides / to remind me to do better…”
The Lay of the Land
“Low-hanging gray clouds / stretch across the horizon…”
One Hundred Blasts, Two Women, A Single Cry of Grief
Mark Schafer shares an original audio meditation on Israel/Palestine/Gaza for the High Holy Days.
2026
“In covenant I heed tzedek’s demand: / That justice cannot mend what is unhealed…”
Saying Kaddish at I Rei To
“help me find the courage / to make each breath a blessing…”
Maariv Aravim
“Blessed are You, Eternal, Who is responsible for night’s end.”
Untaneh Tokef for a Polarized World
“we can rise above the instincts that divide us / and discover the holiness that binds us together.”
After the Crossing
“Set us free to wander again / where all journeys end in wonder…”
