Hallel in Peril
On Rosh Chodesh Elul, how can we recite Hallel — joyous psalms of praise — in fear for the State of Israel? The proposed and enacted…
Read articleHallel in a Minor Key
This Hallel is for singing praises in times of struggle or sorrow. “Hallel in a Minor Key” is the name of both the liturgy and the…
Read articleExodus, Again and Again
For Passover, a new prayer for peace and endurance in the face of existential threat, set in the context of history. It’s a reminder of our…
Read articleMarvelous Gifts
For Passover, here’s a new meditation on using freedom in service to G-d and our fellow human beings while seeing the beauty and wonder around us.…
Read articleRedeeming My Life
This is meditation on personal freedom, recognizing that we must first forgive ourselves for our own mistakes and misdeeds before we can fully express love and…
Read articleElijah, Revised
There’s a special kind of a hope, a kind of hope that opens the heart to our deepest yearning for a world of wholeness and love…
Read articleElijah
There’s a special kind of a hope, a kind of hope that opens the heart to our deepest yearning for a world of wholeness and love…
Read articleRelease Me
Here’s a new prayer for Passover, which echoes the theme of two of my other Pesach offerings, “Egypt Inside” and “Breaking Bonds.” It’s about yearning for…
Read articleMikeitz 5773: Against Hunger
“And the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said; and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of…
Read articleAgainst Poverty
This prayer is good for your Passover Seder and daily worship. It’s from my series “Against…” including: “Against Human Trafficking” and “Against Tyranny.” The idea for this series began…
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