Using a set of values to write your own blessings for a new baby
“I once thought / that if I studied enough, I’d be able to understand You”
“May the light of the Shabbat candles cause us all to see each other as part of our shared community”
“The 17-year-cicada knows nothing / of this mess we’ve made”
“my murmurs are threaded / with half-finished dream”
Blessing using feminine God language on receiving a diagnosis
Video on key-shaped challah
“I created this prayer when I was a member of a very small synagogue with just a few children”
Prayer honoring one’s gender identity
Discover how Jewish folklore and personal memory can spark new poetry—join this creative immersion with poet Susan Comninos.
Give voice to your own stories through the timeless power of myth and writing.
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