A Thousandfold
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 […]
An Artist’s Prayer on a Particularly Existential Rosh Hashanah
“Sweet, viscous, and dripping off an apple…”
Yesh Makom: May There Be Space
“May there be space for history and context, may there be space for mistakes and faith, may there be space for hope…”
Brit Dorot (a ritual for a family convening or establishing a family foundation to make Tzedakah decisions together)
This ritual is for a family convening or establishing a family foundation to make Tzedakah decisions together.
Interfaith Prayer for Comfort, Connection, Hope and Peace
“May the One who Blessed those Before Us, bless all those suffering from the devastating atrocities and their aftermath, in our midst.”
Trying at a Prayer
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, […]
An Alternative Greeting for Mourners
An greeting for mourners orienting towards one another.
Is this Hope?
“I place colors on flat surface
during war – a break / from the news, from the story.”
A Prayer for Truth and Peace
“Please grant us clarity and wisdom
and heal our bodies, minds and hearts, / for we are filled with confusion and suffering.”
An Evening Prayer in Times of Conflict
“Our God and God of our ancestors, help me find relief in sleep, and rise renewed in body and soul.”
