Quick Prayer at a Turning Point
I find myself making decisions quickly as I settle into my new life in Israel. Not knowing the basic rules of living as an insider–culture, social…
Read articlePlanting Seeds
This prayer recognizes that everything we do has the potential to heal or to harm. So we ask for G-d’s help to plant seeds of holiness…
Read articleGarden of Blessings
We live in G-d’s garden, G-d’s world, G-d’s universe. It is a garden of blessings. Garden of Blessings Holy One, G-d of Creation, Source of Light,…
Read articleThis Moment
Every moment is another opportunity to teach and to serve, to summon holiness and love into the world. This appears in my book, Jewish Prayers of…
Read articleTo Pray
Why do I want a heart of prayer? So that I can sing G-d’s praises fully, deeply, from my entire being. It’s another prayer about prayer,…
Read articleSing Out
Singing is a powerful expression of prayer. It can bring awe, mystery and holiness. No wonder that whenever I feel the light of G-d’s gifts enter my life,…
Read articleWhispered Prayer
This meditation — a riff off of Psalm 150 — is a reminder that the voice of prayer resounds in the heavens. It ends with a…
Read articlePrayers of My Heart
This is a short and simple prayer about living with joy and tenderness, guided by G-d’s word. To listen, click on the triangle in the bar…
Read articleEvery Heart
This is a prayer in praise of G-d’s radiance and majesty in the world, creating a lovely transition from Shabbat into the week. It carries the age-old Jewish longing that…
Read articleEvening Blessings
Jewish liturgy includes a set of morning blessings called Birkot Hashachar. Those blessings include a set of one line prayers that remind us of G-d’s gifts of…
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