Tending Gardens
Some gardens are tended by our hands. Others are tended by G-d’s will. This is a meditation on both the willingness to act in order to…
Read articleFor Rain
Israel needs rain, so much so that the Chief Rabbinate is calling for the addition of a prayer for rain to daily prayers. Here’s my version…
Read articleThe Season of Counting
This is a meditation on counting. Counting as a spiritual practice is a reminder to stay present in the current moment, the task at hand and…
Read articleThanksgiving Meditation
Here’s a meditation to be used when gathered with friends and family at the Thanksgiving table. This prayer appears in my book, This Grateful Heart, from…
Read articleThanksgiving Prayers
Here are links to prayers that would make lovely additions to your Thanksgiving Day, including one-line excerpts and brief descriptions. Click on the title to read…
Read articleHarvest Prayer
Here’s a prayer of thanks for the harvest season. To listen along, click on the triangle in the bar below. The text follows. Harvest…
Read articleFor Summer
A prayer for the new season that appears in This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day. Other seasonal prayers that appear in This Grateful…
Read articleThis Bounty
This prayer celebrates G-d’s bounty and grace, making it a lovely prayer for both Sukkot and Thanksgiving. It will appear in This Grateful Heart, my forthcoming…
Read articleSpring, Again
Spring arrives again on March 20, 2011. Here’s a prayer for the season. To listen as you read, click on the triangle in the bar below. The text follows. For…
Read articleLife as a Garden
This is a metaphor with the intention of prayer, calling each of us to have a certain humility for ourselves and the world, tending even the most…
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