Ha’azinu: We Are Music
In this week’s parasha Ha’azinu (Deut. 22), Moses sings a majestic farewell song, beginning by calling on the heavens to hear. The Haftarah (II Sam. 22:1-51)…
Read articleSing Praises
I wrote this song of praise in about seven minutes while making the Kickstarter film about my forthcoming book, Jewish Prayers of Hope and Healing. My videographer…
Read articleWe Are Music
This prayer/poem is about embodying the music of life and hearing the music created when we move in and out of moments together. It’s my second incorporating…
Read articleMiriam Danced
“And the women dancing with their timbrels Followed Miriam as she sang her song…” ― Debbie Friedman, z”l, inspired by Exodus 15-20-21 “You turned my…
Read articleDance Hallelujah
To dance as an expression of G-d’s love and G-d’s gifts, that is the Dance Hallelujah. This and a companion prayer, “Sing Hallelujah,” would fit well into the…
Read articleLife as a Symphony
Compassion gains an element of nobility when developed as a spiritual practice. This prayer is about living a reverent and compassionate life. It’s from a set of prayers including “Life…
Read articleFor the Gift of Dance
This is another in a series of prayers celebrating the gifts of creativity and honoring artistic expression, this one focused on dance. The introduction to “For the Gift…
Read articleFor Healing the Spirit
This prayer opens by summoning the prophetic voice, asking that we examine our lives, that we examine why we waste our days in grief and despair.…
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