Shabbat Blessing for Children Who Have Left Home
One of my great joys of parenthood is putting my hands on my daughters’ heads and blessing them. As they went off to college and to…
Read articleFamily Healing
This is a prayer for healing family wounds. Choices to tailor the prayer to particular situations are in [brackets]. Use this or other language to describe…
Read articleBlessing For a Spouse / Partner
I know a young couple who bless each other at the Shabbat table: they hold hands, look into each other’s eyes, then give and receive a blessing. This…
Read articleFor Family
This prayer is about remembering the love of family and the desire to heal the wounds that can come between us. A quick note about the…
Read articleA Prayer for Dad
Here’s a prayer for Father’s Day. It’s from a series of prayers celebrating family. Each opens with the tone of psalm and ends with a blessing.…
Read articleA Prayer for Mom
Here’s a prayer to honor Mom. “For the Matriarch” is from a series of prayers celebrating family, including “For the Patriarch,” “For Our Brothers,” “For Our Sisters”and “For…
Read articleMy Child Leaves Home (A Parent’s Prayer, Revised)
Tomorrow my daughter Dana moves to Los Angeles. She’s lived with me for three months between college and career. This prayer was first written and posted last year. In the past…
Read articleOur Patriarch: Jerold S. Solovy z”l
Here’s a prayer reposted in memory of my uncle Jerry Solovy z”l. The Chicago ADL has renamed the Jerold S. Solovy Freedom Award in his memory. The Chicago Sun-Times…
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