May Each of Us: A Jewish Prayer for Juneteenth
“may each of us / remove the shackles of another”
Alternate Mikveh Ritual Using the Element of Air
While traditional 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. rituals use water, this alternative uses the air generated by four fan-bearers.
Mikveh Hamayim
“12 months of mourning, / Travelling, conjoined, / On our continuing / Separate ways.”
Torah and Haftarah Blessings with Feminine God Language and Re-Gendered Hebrew
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. and HaftarahThe portion of the books of the prophets read on Shabbat after the Torah reading. The two usually have parallel themes. blessings addressing the Divine as feminine
Ritual for Moving Out of a Home
A ritual to help you acknowledge your time in a particular space and prepare to move on
Circumcision or Hatafat Dam Brit Ritual Using the Heel
In the journey to Judaism, it’s long been a part of our tradition for cis men who were not circumcised to take part in a circumcision ritual. For cis men […]
Iyar
“If we remember the daily count / will new paths open in the heavens?”
Alchemy of Teshuvah
“May my words be embodied. / May my life be lived as prayer.”
Sukkot in a western redcedar
“…I wish to take a redcedar frond, salal and spirea, and pacific crab apple and bring them together…”
Shabbat Meditation on the Juan de Fuca
“The next day, returning from a hike ShabbatShabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day of Rest, and is observed from Friday night through Saturday night. Is set aside from the rest of the week both in honor of the fact that God rested on the seventh day after creating the world. On Shabbat, many Jews observe prohibitions from various activities designated as work. Shabbat is traditionally observed with festive meals, wine, challah, prayers, the reading and studying of Torah, conjugal relations, family time, and time with friends. afternoon, the time of ra’ava d’ra’avin, desire of all desires, a tune came to me, the Juan the Fuca nigun.”
