Freedom and Liberation
As the U.S. celebration of the 4th of July kicks into gear, here’s a prayer for freedom and liberation for people of all nations. It comes…
Read articleUpon Gaining Employment
In the next few days I will sign a contract to work for an Israeli health information technology company. I started work two weeks ago. For those who…
Read articlePowerful Men
Here’s another prayer in my series for men. It’s a brief call to action — inspired by the men of ManKind Project around the world —…
Read articleFire Within
The collective Jewish response to grief is joy, to attempt to live in joy no matter what. Not always an easy path, but it leads to…
Read articleShall I Cry?
This is a prayer about the vastness of joy, love, friendship and care. I’ve selected this for day 36 of Counting the Omer, the Lovingkindness in…
Read articleThis Mirror
It takes courage to see me to see myself as I really am, with my strengths and my weaknesses. This prayer is a reminder – to…
Read articleSummon My Heart
G-d is all around us, in every moment and every breath. Yet the Holy One of Old still calls us to seek and discover the glory…
Read articleYour Light
This prayer/poem resonates with the love, hope and yearning of the one who is summoned to travel, to leave, to roam. It’s intentionally ambiguous on several levels, like…
Read articleSoarbird
A flight of fancy. A song of the spiritual traveler. A few words from the one who prays in song, in rhythm, in metaphor. It’s a companion piece to…
Read articleFor Libya
This is a prayer for the people of Libya so that the Arab Spring will herald a new era of safety and prosperity for all people, peace and…
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