One You
A meditation on the vastness of creation and the uniqueness of each and every soul. This piece appears in This Precious Life: Encountering the Divine with…
Read articleBefore the Beginning
A brief meditation inspired by the opening five lines of Torah, Gen. 1:1-5, the first day of creation, and, perhaps, the moments in which G-d alone…
Read articleCreation Sings
Legend says that God created the world on Rosh Hashanah. So, Rosh Hashanah is not only the first day of the New Year and the Day…
Read articleThe Pulse of Holiness
Yesterday, in the early morning, two ideas drifted in and out of my consciousness as I drifted in and out of sleep. Love, and holiness. After…
Read articleEmor: Your Name: Meditation at Dusk
In Parashat Emor, in one amazing line, we are given twin injunctions: one against profaning G-d’s name (chillul hashem) and the other to sanctity G-d’s name…
Read articleVa’eira: Your Name, Meditation at Dusk
“And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: ‘I am the LORD, and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as G-d Almighty,…
Read articleEvery Beginning
Here’s prayer/poem that celebrates both love and loss as essential elements of our lives. This piece appears in This Joyous Soul: A New Voice for Ancient Yearnings from…
Read articleBreisheit: For Creation
This is a simple prayer to remember the majesty of G-d’s creation. It’s the first of a series of prayers and poems tied to the parasha…
Read articleYour Name: Quick Prayer at Dusk
This prayer is about naming G-d according to the blessings we receive. It’s another in my series of “quick prayers,” including: “Quick Meditation for Today,” “Quick Meditation at Noon”…
Read articleAbout the Heavens
This is a brief meditation from a series of prayer/poems written in one of the many voices of the spiritual traveler. This is the voice of the one…
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