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.
Mikveh for Release, Transitions, and Embrace of Whatever is Next
A mikvehThe ritual bath. The waters of the mikveh symbolically purify – they are seen as waters of rebirth. A convert immerses in the mikveh as part of conversion. Many Orthodox married women go to the mikveh following their period and before resuming sexual relations. Couples go to the mikveh before being married. Many, including some men, immerse before Yom Kippur; some go every Friday before Shabbat. ritual to mark the end of a challenging time.
Healing Miriam: A Ritual to Prepare for Beha’alotekha
A participatory D’var TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. for Parshat Beha’alotekha
Gratitude and Appreciation for Our Beloveds and Allies
A short reading of gratitude for those who support the Jewish people.
Instructions and Blessing for Drag Queens
“Exalt the Divine within you and around you.”
Sukkah, 2022, Incomplete
“Every day we exist inside unfinished business.”
At My Birthday Party
A poem on counting the years with your grandchildren.
