Eil Malei for October 7
“May the souls so callously severed from their bodies find shelter, refuge, in the hidden space beneath Your wings.”
A Mi Shebeirach for the Veterans of the American Armed Services in Honor of Veterans Day
“Provide for those who sacrificed their sacred lives for the cause of freedom, a sure rest in wholeness on the wings of the Shekhinah.”
These I Remember – Eleh Ezkarah
“I want to remember / the sunny days / the spring showers / and smiles and laughter…”
Under the Broken Sky: A Prayer for Sukkot
“On Sukkot we bring our disparate parts back to ourselves…”
An Acrostic (Vidui) For Our Time, 5785
Rabbi Lisa S. Greene’s Vidui captures the struggles of 2024.
The Sovereign Within, a Neilah PrayerÂ
“As the gates close / May I remember / To move forward…”
A reflection for Kol Nidre, for Yom Kippur
“We come from the Ayn Sof as broken shards of creation…”
When the New Year Turns to Questions
“This is the year the answers can’t be simple, won’t come / quickly.”
Prayer for 5785: Hope is The Antidote to Despair
Hope is the antidote to despair. Hope is shedding tears of grief and pain and then getting on with the hard business of tikkun olam. Hope is the knowledge that […]
October 7th
This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.
