Daily Prayer & Mindfulness

Every moment of every day invites us to pay attention. We can marvel at what happens within ourselves and the world outside of us. Some of us do this through prayer, others through mindfulness and meditation. No matter what form it takes, noticing and appreciating the wonder of life enhances the act of living.

Latest Rituals

Alternate 10 Commandment Posters For Schools and Other Settings

A new interpretation of 10 universal laws.

10 Commandments, Goddess, Shekhinah

a tablet with Hebrew writing, looking like the 10 commandments

Culture Tornado

“As the winds throw us astray / Get out of your own way…”

a cyclone of wind risging from a green field

What If

“They will sing to you melodies of ascent…”

lighthouse against a starry sky

A Bittersweet Shehekhiyanu

A new interpretation of the Shehekhiyanu to acknowledge imperfect situations.

ALS, disability, grief, Shehekhiyanu, transitions

hands comforting hands

Stonewall Avot v’Imahot

This prayer/blessing was written in 2020 for the 50th anniversary of Christopher Street Liberation Day, what we now collectively call Pride.

LGBTQ, pride month, Stonewall Inn

sun reflecting rainbow paint on stones

Shema

“Listen to the still small voice whispering your name…”

the words of the shema

Acheinu Prayer

“May the Holy Oneness hold us in the Light / so we may gaze upon the Sacred in each other’s eyes.”

freedom, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, peace

a bird flies acriss a sky of clouds, some light and some dark

A Prayer For/On Tuesday

“May we all remember the story we tell / about Your creation / on this holy Tuesday…”

creation, grandmother, Yiddish

an older woman and family member sitting on a bench

Psalm of Seeking

“I touch the rough bark of a tree and it speaks, but only / in leaves and branches…”

doubt, God, nature

an image of a tree with bark prominet stretching up the a blue sky

Mourner’s Kaddish/So Often Now

Elliott batTzedek shares an original interpretation of the Kaddish.

two hands reaching to the heavens