Topic Tags: gratitude

Latest Rituals

Purim Breathes Into Pesakh

“What had been hidden / Became revealed”

gratitude, joy

light skinned woman with short blondish hair standing at the shor with arms wide open and sun shining on her face

What It Means to be Loved

Poem of gratitude on healing from illness with the support of a partner

gratitude, healing, illness, love

light skinned man with short brown beard with arm around woman in black shirt with short brown hair shown from the back

Modah Ani, Painting

“The holy that swims / through my sight …”

art, creation, gratitude

watercolor painting by cathleen cohen called "sharp joy" shows beautiful pink flowers and green leaves and brown stems in delicate watercolors

Modim

“Our days move like sea waves, sound waves”

Amidah, gratitude

person standing in ocean water with arms raised to yellow-pink sky, sun rising or setting

15 Steps of Gratitude, 15 Steps to Freedom: For the Passover Seder

Statements of gratitude paired with each of the 15 steps of the Passover seder

gratitude, seder

Three people sitting at a dining table, reading from a booklet, with candles and green decorations.

Bending to Bless

“My knees creak and twinge / as I bend to bless”

aging, gratitude

A person in a dark room, illuminated from above, sits with their head lowered, creating a dramatic shadow effect.

When the Captives Were Set Free, God Spilled Her Light

For Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the people of Colleyville, Texas

gratitude, violence

Blue-green glass shard among smooth, gray stones, with shadows from overhead leaves.

Modah Ani

“May this be the last whispered prayer of my life”

blessing, gratitude, morning blessings

Silhouette of a person standing with arms outstretched against a golden sky at sunset.

Modah Ani for the New Year

“There are no kings / I trust, only ruakh”

friendship, gratitude, morning blessings, ruakh

a person faces a body of water, their hair blowing in the wind

I Promised My Rabbi

“my murmurs are threaded / with half-finished dream”