A Thousandfold

rows of lit candles shining in the ddark

a beloved friend tells me there are two times in a Jew’s life Shabbat and waiting for Shabbat   this week I left behind those blessed hours and was immediately […]

Yesh Makom: May There Be Space

two people sit before a sunrise

“May there be space for history and context, may there be space for mistakes and faith, may there be space for hope…”

Trying at a Prayer

a journal and pen

I was asked to write a prayer, and I am trying.   שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל, אדוני, אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ, אדוני, אֶחָֽד Listen Israel, Adonai, our God, is one. (Dvarim 6:4)   שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל, […]

Is this Hope?

orange and yellow flowers on a blue backdrop

“I place colors on flat surface
during war – a break / from the news, from the story.”

A Prayer for Truth and Peace

a woman looks up to the sky

“Please grant us clarity and wisdom
and heal our bodies, minds and hearts, / for we are filled with confusion and suffering.”

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