Eagle and Vulture

Both birds of prey //
Both live at my river //
but only the vultures visit my home.
Hostage Square

A description of Hostage Square in Tel Aviv
When Hope is Crushed

When hope is crushed, //
Is it like clods of earth ground to mud, sticking in foulness to my boots as I walk?
Placenta Burial to Mark 1 Year of Life and Parenting

A sweet ritual for burying placenta
Ritual for a Girl on her First Menstruation, Welcoming your Daughter into Womanhood

A range of ideas to help a mother create a ritual for her child’s first period
Asher Yatzar Upon Entering a Sex Shop

“Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d, who has made me Your partner in completing the task of my own formation.”
Labors of Tzimtzum

“Soul vessels, with gods’ breath subsumed, / shatter in tessellated shards of light—”
Fifteen Divine Things to Love Before & After Tu B’ Av

“The comfort of your presence
The call of my being toward your light…”
To Shekinah of the Zohar

“You who ride and rise with joyous shouts / from the River of Already…”
A Rosh Hashanah Prayer for our Immigrant Neighbors

“Let the cry of the shofar pierce our hearts and remind us of what we must do, together…”