A Blessing in the Face of Wildfires in Los Angeles

“For the earth that burns, may healing rains fall swiftly.”
Tribute to Adar Ben-Simon

“Her light endures where heroes tread…”
Tsom Shovavim

A guide to a renewal and reconstruction of an obscure Jewish fasting practice called ‘Tsom Shovavim.’
The Gift Offered

“Our souls uplifted / Creation continues”
Putting the Morning in Order

“So, too, with / verbs we learned last week…”
Dinah’s Brothers, Tamar’s Husbands

“One more dangerous reading, and I tore my hair /in pain with the story’s daughters, Dinah and Tamar.”
Shabbat Illumination

“May these candles illuminate and bring peace…”
I Am A Boat: A Poem for Tevet

“They name boats after women –
No wonder.”
A Thanksgiving Blessing

“Family, friends, and traditions dear
The joy of community year by year.”
Thinking of You, Captive

“For more than a year now, / you’ve been with me everywhere…”