Embracing Joy: Adar II
“As the new moon of Adar II rises
we give thanks for this double dose of delight…”
First Seder
I conducted my first seder in my fourth apartment share in Washington Heights. Since all my Jewish friends were going to seders, I invited ten non-Jewish friends to attend mine. […]
The Silence In Between
“I know You’re up there, /but I’ve been down here. / Do you see the things I see?”
My Siddur
“Your dancing words / ground me…”
Mark the Time: Ma’ariv Araveem
“May we all drive well through sun and clouds,
and whatever else God has in store–
and may we all, soon and safely, arrive.”
Baruch She’amar
”
“Blessed is the name that holds them all.”
A Candlelighting Blessing for International Women’s Day
A blessing dedicated to all of the women in our lives.
Women of Light: A Meditation on the Power and Meaning of Shabbat Candlelighting
A beautiful kavannah (intention) for lighting Shabbat candles.
Israel Reclaimed
“Prayer, the sacred blessing where all our limbs can be rewoven /
returning us into our whole…”
Changes
“Soon, the glory of the divine will appear / so naturally, and so inconspicuously…”
