The Axis of Healing
A new meditation on the source of healing — the light that shines from your own heart — posted as gift on this Shabbat for a…
Read articleHow’s Your Prayer Life?
How’s your prayer life? That was the opening question from Rabbi Marc Soloway in our conversation on prayer and new liturgy for his podcast “A Dash…
Read articleFaith to Pray
What does it mean to pray, knowing that our prayers may not be answered? People fall ill. Friends die. Bad things happen to good people. This…
Read articleRise on Wings: A Prayer of Borrowing
Your prayer lifts mine. My prayer lifts yours. But what happens when there’s no “lift” left in my own prayer? Does my prayer weigh your prayer…
Read articleQuick Prayers
“Quick Prayers” provide handy, fast, easy-to-recite prayers for specific circumstances. Here’s an annotated list of my “Quick Prayers.” Click on the title to read the full prayer. They…
Read articleEkev: Come, Rain
The middle paragraph of the Shema comes from this week’s Torah portion, Ekev, which says that rain is a reward for our love and service to G-d.…
Read articleCome, Rain
This meditation is on the blessing of rain, which Torah says is a reward for our love of G-d. I wrote it sleepless in a one-man…
Read articleRenewal
This simple meditation is a reminder that making space for spiritual renewal is vital to a life of love and service. Renewal Make for yourself A…
Read articleVayishlach 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…
Read articleGrouchy, a Love Prayer
This prayer is written to be a reminder of love when love has been temporarily forgotten. It’s to be used when kindness and care have been…
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