Type: Poem

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Real Kippur

kapparah, teshuvah

Mountain goat standing on rocky terrain, turning its head slightly.

Days of Awe Meditation

kabbalah, teshuvah

Full moon shining through dark clouds in a night sky.

Because the Moon is Covered

Full moon shining through clouds against a dark, misty sky.

Kinah on Tisha b’Av 5779: A Call to Close the Camps and Welcome the Stranger

We cry today until we too are parched and empty / We cry until despair and cynicism and immobilizing fear are washed away

eikha, immigration, kinah, refugees, social justice, tisha b'av

a barbed wire fence stands in front of a torn American flag waving against a gray sky

Oath of Disloyalty

America, justice, social justice

people marching together, holding a sign that says 'justice'

The Month of Av Stands Alone

In all of our history, / With all that we have been through, / The month of Av does indeed stand alone …

mourning, rosh hodesh, survival, tisha b'av

a person's hands are cupping a lit candle

From Lament to Action: Closing Prayer for Tisha B’Av Vigil for Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

Kindle our moral imagination / so that our souls might sense / that redemption is still possible.

hashiveinu, immigration, refugees, social justice, tisha b'av

close up of border fence against bright blue sky

Words that Quake: A Prayer for Tisha B’Av

Please God / Extinguish the flames of this burning palace with / The soothing waters of love.

journey, language, tisha b'av

close up of a page of tanakh

Prayer for Solomon Teka

gun violence, guns, racial justice, social justice

Crowd of protesters at night holding signs about racial justice, with police officers standing nearby.

A Sewn Amidah

A person wrapped in a colorful fabric stands by a leaning tree near a stream in a lush, green forest.