Topic Tags: children

“letters spinning out to form new words, new rites, inviting new voices to weave old songs into new traditions?”

“May there never again be war.  Wasn’t war  lifetimes ago? Who wants war?” 

“Offer mercy through all eyes that see them although their intimate gaze is hidden.”

Original blessings for a postpartum body

“For whom did the shofar call? The shofar called for me.”

“May we be reminded of the songs of Miriam, the keeper of the Mayim Hayim…”

“And when it’s time to return home, may your tears fall not from sorrow, but from the joy of deep connection…”

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

A personal, reflective version of the Al Chet prayer, focusing on parenting and acceptance

“The world owed them better. / The world owed them more.”