Tisha B’Av
“I will teach you the melody
of my Echa,
together we will sit on the ground
and mourn for the peace of Jerusalem.”
Coming Back Home, to Jewish Learning
Sometimes, the inspiration for writing a prayer or a ritual comes from the most unexpected places. As I was preparing for teaching my Ritualwell Immersion in early July, gathering resources, […]
The Problem with God’s Body Isn’t God’s Body
also how dare I use such an antiquated, male-sprung, /
power-overed, trite & treacly term? And I agree, yes, /
how dare, how dare I? Well, I answer, I do. Dare.
Hiking Time: Two to Three Hours
I walk the trail back to its origins /
towards the slow pulse of life /
flowing within contorted trunks /
honey-colored limbs scarred by lightning
Blessing
The power to bless is the power /
to choose.
An Offering
You offered to walk with me around Queen Anne Hill, holding my hand /
You offered to take me out again. /
What was the meaning of these offerings? /
Kaddish Yatom (Mourner’s Kaddish)
The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.
Tisha B’Av 2024
“Did they praise / the G-d that brought about their / most brutal response to devastation? / Or did they lament?”
An Eve Ritual for Rosh Hashanah
A new Rosh Hashanah ritual honoring Eve’s role in the beginning of our human story
The Numbers: A Tisha B’Av Lamentation
“For every grain of salt, a thousand tears…”
