As I Face my Plate: a Shehechayanu for an Eating Disorder
“Grant me the strength to sustain my life, / As you commanded…”
A Placenta-Planting Ritual
A complete ritual for a family to bury the new child’s placenta under a plant in the garden.
The 9th of Av
A poem for Tisha b’AvThe holiday on which the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem is commemorated through fasting and prayers..
The Story That Could Heal
“All that remains to me / of my family’s life in Ukraine… / are four silver kiddushThe prayer recited over wine on Shabbat, holidays, and other joyous occasions. cups…”
Prayer for bringing a child to overnight summer camp
“I’m proud of you, my child, for the courage to step away from family and familiarity / For venturing out to meet new people, try new things, discover a new You.”
Retirement Prayer
“So teach me to number my days / Savor the music of the birds / Entwine my branches with those of others”
After the Plague Years – A Reading for World AIDS Day
A poem to mourn the losses of life to AIDS
Every Truth Spoken Is a Step Toward the Promised Land
“When we speak the truth to power – saying, this is who we are / We reach back to help those still stifled in MitzrayimLit. Egypt. Because the Hebrew word for narrow is tzar, Mitzrayim is also understood as "narrowness," as in, the narrow and confining places in life from which one emerges physically and spiritually., or poised / Uncertain at the shore.”
A Prayer of the Descendants of Many
A prayer for our country.
HUMANISTIC JEWISH PRIDE SEDER
A full ritual meal for LGBTQIA+ pride.