9/11

On September 11, 2001, the lives of United States citizens, and people around the world, changed irrevocably. How do we make sense of such enormous hatred and violence? With poems and prayers we reach out to mourn, console, and question. We commemorate this tragedy and work for tikkun olam, envisioning a world where such incomprehensible loss never happens again.

Latest Rituals

The Breaking of the Vessels

“In the ruins of the towers / we walked through daily / you would have found letters…” and added them up to find meaning

9/11, friendship, grief, kabbalah, loss

Hebrew letters in a book, covered by a menorah with a star of david shining down

Yizkor for First Responders

“Bless the souls of all who have died to save others”

9/11, first responders, yizkor

the back of a firefighter with blurred fire in the background

At the Hand of Terror: A 9/11 Memorial Prayer

“May their memories be sanctified with joy and love”

9/11, remembering, terrorism

black and white photo of a square fountain with a city view in the background

To the Terrorist

“You who would hold the sky captive, / The sea prisoner, / The land in chains…”

9/11, terrorism

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

For 9/11 Survivors

Seeking solace for survivors of 9/11

9/11, grief, healing, survival

a yellow flower growing from broken dry ground

In the Name of those Silenced on 9/11

A poem in memory of those who lost their lives on 9/11

9/11, mourning, names, remembering

someone's hands are holding a black and white photo of a child, underneath is a pile of photos