A Poem for the High Holidays

“We are at the beginning / Of new cycles / In a world that is ours / Transcending time and space.”
A Play in One Act for Yom Kippur

The sacrificial goat shares a nuanced view of this Yom Kippur tradition.
Ashamnu (We Have Trespassed.)

“But beat gentle, sinners and you, / you few righteous ones.”
Midnight in Elul

A poem for the midnight service of selikhot
The Shofar Breaks

The shofar breaks the heart open It starts out as a small thing: A breath. An intention. A wordless prayer. And then it meanders, Finding its way. Like the soul […]
An Asexual Coming Out Ritual

To be recited by the person coming out and those who celebrate them.
Why I Unplug On Shabbat

“It’s the kavanah of Shabbat, / not the halakha / which moves me.”
Sanctuary

A moment of wonder during the morning service.
A Life, A Year

A poem to mark moments in a year of mourning.
Desert Dysphoria

“No wonder the desert was chosen over the pyramids, mountains and / ocean for revelation.”