Topic Tags: ancestors

I reach to you, stumbling // on stones, on translations.

I saw their names in our tree, but never // looked further. As a child, I knew // a few of them, but only a few.

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

“Wavering candlelight / illuminates our lament…”

Two new Tisha b’Av rituals created for 2025 focus on mourning and liberation.

“May the power of the many outweigh the hubris of the few…”

This creative ritual can be done during a Yizkor service or other gatherings focused exploring on death, dying and legacy.

A collection of LGBTQ+ blessings, poems, prayers, rituals, and kavanot.

“Dear God of Open-All-Night, / if I may be so familiar…”

“An old olive tree stands in a grove, verdant, stately and strong…”