Insomnia
A prayer to be said by those suffering from insomnia. May you find the rest you need. Insomnia Oh, to sleep, To rest, To find relief…
Read articleYou without Peace
Here’s a meditation for those who yearn to find G-d’s blessings, but cannot let them in. I’m reminded of a comment at Limmud Vancouver 2018: “We…
Read articleFor California: The Land is Burning
A prayer to end the California wildfires, for safety, for the victims, for healing and for renewal. Also, here’s a prayer to say “For Firefighters.” The…
Read articleThese Troubled Children
Here’s a prayer for our children, youths and teens who express their pain through various forms of self-violence. Here are several related prayers: “My Child’s Self-Inflicted…
Read articleBefore Morning
In the dark and quiet night, a deep yearning sigh for a day of gentle kindness, blessings and peace. Half-awake, a yearning that arrives before morning……
Read articleHiding My Face
This meditation is inspired by the hope and joy found in the Ashrei. It’s a beloved prayer based on Psalm 145, other verses of Psalms added at its…
Read articleRemember My Heart
This Yom HaZikaron offering imagines a prayer that might be said by the soldiers and terror victims who’ve lost their lives for the State of Israel. It’s…
Read articleSorrow at a Time of Joy
This meditation is for moments in which an unexpected grief arrives in a moment of joy. A family death before a bar mitzvah. A sudden illness…
Read articleLiving with Medical Uncertainty
Last week I posted a “Cancer Anniversary” prayer. I received many responses. Several readers, each facing metastatic disease, wrote asking for a different prayer, one for…
Read articleCancer Anniversary
This prayer is for all who are marking an anniversary of being cancer free. Having fought the battle – the one you’ve won that others lost…
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