For the People of Morocco (After the Earthquake)
Two prayers for the people of Morocco as the death toll rises after the recent earthquake. I first posted these prayers after an earthquake Haiti in…
Read articleThe Density of Love
A simple prayer/poem about love and hate, fire and water, written in the voice of the spiritual traveler, the one who knows, the one who hints…
Read articleThe Birds Stopped Singing
For Earth Day, 2023, while listening to the birds sing, while watching them fly. The Birds Stopped Singing The day the birds stopped singing And we…
Read articleFor the Disabled
Next week, hikers will hit Israel’s trails to raise money for Tsad Kadima, an organization founded by parents of children with cerebral palsy to provide innovative…
Read articleFor the People of Turkey (After the Earthquake)
Two prayers for the people of Turkey as the death toll rises after today’s earthquake. I posted these two prayers 12 years ago after an earthquake…
Read articleHow to Find G-d
A simple meditation on seeking–and finding–G-d. Perhaps it is not as difficult as we might think. Perhaps it is only a matter of our willingness to…
Read articleAfter Israeli Elections, 2022
The rise of far right wing, nationalist, extremist leaders in Israel’s politics and new government is frightening. This prayer, written yesterday for the leadership and Rabbinic…
Read articleWhy Do You Slumber?
This new Yom Kippur meditation is inspired by the two Haftorot we read on that day. In the morning, we hear Isaiah’s great call to justice…
Read articleBees
An observation, wrapped in a yearning. A prayer. A poem of bees and guns. See also: “Against Gun Violence” and “After a Deadly Rampage” Bees The…
Read articleI Want to Die on the Trail
This is a prayer fantasy envisioning my death. G-d willing, it will be some time from now. I’m not ill, but of the age to begin…
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