Each week, we read a different section of the Torah. Sometimes we read stories about our ancestors’ journeys. Sometimes we read details about the ancient Temple or complex lists of laws. Whatever the content, the Torah portion (or parashah) is frequently the basis for discussions and sermons at Shabbat services in synagogue and throughout the week. Torah text has also been the inspiration for many contemporary songs, poems, and prayers.Â
A meditation calling on texts that compare human beings to a tree
Savoring the sweetness of the stories of our people
A poem to make make space for mourning during the Passover seder
This song, celebrating Miriam’s song at the sea, is great for the seder. Give everyone a tamborine!Â
Based on the Parasha Lech L’cha, this meditation urges the mourner to move forward in life
Go forth to a place I will show you, a land you don’t know
“It seems like every time I want to write / I can’t / I’m always holding a baby”
For Rainbow Day (when Noah and company left the ark and received the rainbow covenant) and everyday while oil gushes into the Gulf of Mexico
A ritual to recognize and cast away the hardness we have allowed to exist in our hearts
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