These Vows – A Covid Kol Nidre
Finished in the hours before Yom Kippur, 5781… And a year has come and gone… Now, Yom Kippur 5782… These Vows – A Covid Kol Nidre…
Read articleWildly Unimaginable Blessings: A Prayer for 5781
This new Rosh Hashanah prayer — written this morning — is a response to Covid-19. Since March, since the reality of pandemic and plague struck our…
Read articleAuthentic Confession: Meditation on the Vidui
In preparation for the Yamim Noraim, I’ll lead a free workshop called “Authentic Confessions: Selichot that Matter,” presented by the soon to be launched ‘High Holidays…
Read articleMeditation on the Vidui
Here’s a meditation to be recited after the Yom Kippur confessional prayer, written to reinforce the core message of repentence and return. It was originally posted…
Read articleQueen and King
On Friday evening we yearn for the arrival of the Sabbath Queen, recalling the mystics of Safed who walked into the fields singing to greet her.…
Read articleSo My Soul May Sing
Repentance frees the soul. Then, we can sing to G-d with complete joy. This music debuted at S’lichot Services at Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, in 2017 and was…
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 articleSweet Cake
For Rosh Hashanah, my secret recipe for sweet cake is this song of the spiritual traveler, an extended metaphor that shimmers with hope and prayer. It’s…
Read articleMeditation before the Vidui
This meditation is to help prepare for a thorough and honest self-assessment before the confession litany, the Vidui, traditionally recited five times on Yom Kippur. It’s recited on…
Read articleMeditation on the Vidui
This prayer was originally posted as a “Meditation after the Yom Kippur Vidui.” A friend pointed out that with a broader name for the prayer it…
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