A Psalm for Mourning
“I cannot tear it all down, / rip out the broken heart of it, / and be done with it.”
A Prayer for Coming Out as Asexual
“I stand confident in the knowledge of my identity, / and am proud of my courage to claim it.”
Psalm 27: Counting the 51 Days of the Season of Repentance
A meditation before and new translation of Psalm 27.
At Sea (for Elul)
“How do you steer this thing? / Which end is helm and which is the stern?”
Prayer for Planting Native Plants
“May our planting cause multiple levels of life to abundantly flourish…”
Teshuvah/change is a real possibility!?
We can become a beriah hadasha — a new version of ourselves in this New Year.
Dollar Bread Shabbat Blessing
We bless this store brand slice of dollar bread, This cup of stale wine, Upon this plastic folded table. We give praise for our studio apartment, A concrete sukkah in […]
Hitbodedut: A Silent Scream Ritual in Nature
A complete ritual for releasing frustration and anger in nature.
Dwell: A Poem for the Divine Mother
“In Hebrew, shakan, dwelling place, often referred to a royal residence. / The rabbis gave it a feminine ending: Shekhinah. Divine mother.”
Today, and Maybe Only Today: a Reflection on Moving Out of an Unsafe Home
“Today, as I affix mezuzot, as I say the shehekhayanu, / As I step into a new chapter of my life, / I take this moment to acknowledge / That my life is about to change.”
