Souls Have a Way of Living On
“Souls have a way of living on / Inside of us”
Yahrzeit for My Father
“I found a pair of dress shoes I had long forgotten / caked with mud / hidden away in the back of my closet”
A Prayer for Our Precious Planet Earth
“Each moment I am grateful for this planet / Where the air is just right”
Source: Yitro
“I recall the dark / glittered. And I calmed …”
Alchemy of Blessing
“Whatever makes you weep / may it open your eyes”
Yitro: Six Days After Colleyville
“Take that fear, IsraelLit. ''the one who struggles with God.'' Israel means many things. It is first used with reference to Jacob, whose name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32:29), the one who struggles with God. Jacob's children, the Jewish people, become B'nai Israel, the children of Israel. The name also refers to the land of Israel and the State of Israel., / And what threatens to shatter; / Choose to use it as a Blessing”
Brit Shemot: Baby Naming Ceremony
“Our tradition teaches that the birth of a child brings with it a new possibility for redemption, for transformative justice, for peace and wholeness.”
Brit Torah: Baby Naming Ceremony
This ritual can be woven into an aliyahLit. Ascending Being called up to recite the blessing before and after a Torah reading. Also, a term used upon moving to Israel (i.e., making aliyah), another part of a TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. service or can stand alone
Seder Milah: Ritual Circumcision
To be performed on the 8th day or another day
Sing a New Song: From Squirrel Hill to Colleyville
“We sing a new Mi Hamokha in your names today”
