Topic Tags: teshuvah

“We sing Your praises / In shimmering letters…”

A guide to a renewal and reconstruction of an obscure Jewish fasting practice called ‘Tsom Shovavim.’

“I raise my voice In the song of prayer…”

“Return is always possible.”

“Turn and stretch yourself towards your fellow creatures, /animal or human…”

“I didn’t fast on Yom Kippur / But I mended my relationship with my spouse and children by being present in the moment and honest about my feelings in a positive way…”

“there’s a message in my muscles but the pain is too loud for me to hear”

A meditation before and new translation of Psalm 27.

We can become a beriah hadasha — a new version of ourselves in this New Year.

“May my words be embodied. / May my life be lived as prayer.”