Posts tagged ‘family’

Unfinished Business

This is a meditation on the unfinished business in my life. Loving more deeply. Being more present. Showing more gratitude. Living the life that G-d wants…

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On Handing Down a Jewish Heirloom

This is an expansion of my prayer “On Handing Down an Heirloom Tallit at a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.” The idea for that prayer came from a member…

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For Creating a Home

This is a prayer about the spiritual aspects of creating a home. It can be used from the moment one conceives of the idea of creating…

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Death of a Horrible Relative

When family members die, we strive to remember the best moments of their lives. We must also recognize the complexity of mourning when a person has…

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Shemot 5775: In Praise of Adoption

Exodus begins with extraordinary examples of care for children: midwives Shiphrah and Puah refuse Pharoah’s order to kill newborn males; then, Moses is adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter and nursed…

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Mikeitz 5775: For Our Brothers

This is a prayer for our brothers. In this week’s Torah reading Mikeitz, Joseph begins the process of testing his brothers to see if they have changed.…

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Vayishlach 5775: Family Healing

In this week’s Torah portion, Jacob attempts to reconcile with his brother. This is a prayer for healing family wounds. Much as Jacob prepared to encounter…

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To Adopt a Child

This is a prayer to be used by those seeking to adopt a child. It’s a new prayer in the general theme of the journey to parenthood. Nine pregnancy…

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For Physicians

This is a prayer of thanks for physicians. It’s from a set of prayers honoring clinicians and medical science.  I’ve already posted a prayer “For Nurses”…

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On Removing a Child’s Life Support (Clergy Version)

This is the clergy version of prayer written for a moment beyond imagination. It’s an adaption of “On Removing a Child’s Life Support.” The prayer is divided…

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