Prayer for People, Peace, and Planet
“May we never forget that we are all connected, historically, relationally, energetically, and that harm to one is harm to all.”
Sharing Shabbat With Neighbors
“The nearby porch clutter did not diminish their / prayers, inspiring my own return to Shabbat.”
Inscribing Ourselves With Ink Itself
Before beginning a writing project or before repairing a scroll, I speak out my verbal intention. But then I often stay still for an extra moment.
Kol Nidre
“I leave my safe haven / this night of purity and sighs”
From Door to Door: A Yom Kippur Prayer for the Chronically Ill
“there’s a message in my muscles but the pain is too loud for me to hear”
A Prayer for Salakh v’Nasa
“Matrix of The Holy Blessed One, where else can we turn, / if not to You?”
Vidui: Confession of Sins Against the Future
“We signed on to a covenant: / If we take care of the earth / it will take care of us.”
Lights Out
“Time for your / soul to take flight, time for your soul / to light a new star.”
My Cup
“Carefully, I grope in the dark to find my cup. / This cup dwells within.”
Looking to the Future So We Can Look to the Past
I wish for you an Elul that is full of future-tense language.
