Bereishit
“There is joy / At the sight / Of the white fire”
Blessing for Sukkot
“May we taste and smell the beauty around us”
Modah Ani, Painting
“The holy that swims / through my sight …”
Mikveh Ceremony: Gift of Transitions
“I stand here today to acknowledge and affirm this moment in my spiritual journey”
Frail Hope
“Will my God turn on the light in this dark room?”
The Four Yizkors: Grief and Memory Hold Hands
“Grief and memory hold hands / as, broken-hearted, we find our way through the Jewish year”
The Time of Fullness: Welcoming Ushpizin
“Whose breath is upon my skin?”
Hunger in the Time of Harvest
SukkotLit. Booths or huts Sukkot is the autumn harvest Festival of Booths, is celebrated starting the 15th of the Jewish month of Tishrei. Jews build booths (sukkot), symbolic of the temporary shelters used by the ancient Israelites when they wandered in the desert. Traditionally, Jews eat and sleep in the sukkah for the duration of the holiday (seven days in Israel and eight outside of Israel). The lulav (palm frond), willow, myrtle, and etrog fruit are also waved together. activities to spur dialogue on hunger in America
Avinu Malkeinu: Shabbat Shuvah 5783
“Clear the channel; become hollow / as a bone”
Ne’ilah: Another Door Opens
“there is no book / no final decree”
