Avinu Malkeinu: Heavenly Haven
“Heavenly Haven, my guardian / Keep me afloat”
Personal Kol Nidrei
“I lift up my face toward the light with expectation”
Personal Vidui: Forgiving Myself
A ViduiLit. Confession. A litany of one's sins that is traditionally recited on Yom Kippur, prior to one’s wedding, and on one's deathbed. prayer that balances acknowledgment of wrongdoings with noticing the good
Psalm of Release
“I hear echoes of my beloveds”
A Contemporary El Maley Rakhamim
“Hold our loved ones close to your heart”
Reemerging
“Then, finally, the doors opened. But I wasn’t ready. Not yet.”
Al Het for Our Racial History
Al Het'For the sin ...'' – the litany of sins for which Jews ask forgiveness during Yom Kippur services. recalling sins against Black Americans
A Mountain of Pandemic
“My mind could not remember / Which song was coming out of me.”
And If You Listen Closely: The Overlooked Paragraph of the Shema
Interpretive translation of second paragraph of the ShemaThe most central prayer in Jewish liturgy, the Shema states: "Hear O Israel, the Lord Our God, the Lord is One." These words are written inside mezuzot and t'fillin. It is traditionally said during all major services and when waking and going to sleep.
Alternative Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu prayer using many different names and conceptions of God