Prayer for After Reading Megillat Esther

“Teach us always to choose life, to pursue justice, / and to rise above vengeance.”
Applying Aaron Zeitlin’s “Sing Out” to Civics

“If you look at the Constitution and the government and yawn…”
Prayer for Spring Allergies and Woes

A fitting prayer for anyone who suffers from seasonal allergies!
A Prayer at 4 a.m.

“Dear God of Open-All-Night, / if I may be so familiar…”
A Prayer for Coming Out As Gay

“I ask for G-d’s favor and protection upon me / As I come out.”
Finding Our Connection

“Remind us that this world is on loan to us by future generations…”
The Musaf that is Our Life

“We sing Your praises / In shimmering letters…”
Vashti Speaks

A person poem told from Vashti’s perspective
In Conversation with the Shema

“Find the threads of connection and tie them to the edges of your self –
call them tzitzit.”Â
Yotzer Or

“Blessed is the Darkness in the Light, / Blessed is the Light in the Darkness…”