Parshat Shemini
“This is the first year I thought, how old were those children?”
Across the Narrow Straits
“Where is the waiting Nachshon,
Prince of the tribe of Judah / who jumps into the swirling sea…”
An Urgent Prayer for the Protection of Human Life
“May each life be treated
as a sacred treasure,
as You have intended.”
All Four (Are One)
Today the Four Children are a Zionist, a Palestinian solidarity activist, a peacenik, and one who doesn’t know what to even dream. The Zionist, what does she say? Two […]
Dressing the Seder Table
“All of the marriages, promises
all the lives and deaths behind us
all the way back to the Red Sea’s crossing…”
Prayer for All of the Hostages
“May the One who blessed our common ancestor Abraham bless and heal his children…”
Don’t Name What You’re Painting
The set-up is complements (opposite colors) – a pepper, an apple, and citrus fruits of various orange hues against a blue cloth. If that weren’t enough, the instructor has […]
That Intrepid Little Frog
“That frog, / that inconsequential, modest frog, / held our fate in its webbed feet…”
Four Rituals for Passover in a Time of War
Adva Chattler adapts four Passover rituals to mark the holiday during this time of war.
Kaddish: Love Language
“Now, your breath is within me. / And Kaddish is like a love letter.”
