Cry No More
This prayer is about having compassion for ourselves while repairing the damage we’ve done to self and others. I wrote it after my first Yom Kippur in…
Read articleAwake You Slumberers!
“Awake, ye sleepers from your slumber, and rouse you from you from your lethargy. Scrutinize your deeds and return in repentance.” – רמב”ם Are you awake?…
Read articleJoin Me – A Meditation for Rosh Hashanah 5773
This is a new meditation on seeking G-d’s guidance, wisdom and compassion, written for Rosh Hashana 5773 which begins at sundown Sunday. The prayer reflects the…
Read articleRhythms, Revised for Elul 5772
This meditation is about contrasting rhythms of life, time moving in a straight line and holiness moving in circles. Although it can be said at any…
Read articleMeditation Before Neilah
This meditation for the last service of Yom Kippur is the second prayer inspired by a song composed by my cousin Irwin Keller for Neilah called “At…
Read articleAt the Gates
This prayer is about standing at the gates of heaven in prayer. It alludes to the Un’taneh Tokef which asserts that t’shuva (repentance), t’fillah (prayer) and…
Read articleYom Kippur Prayers
גמר חתימה טובה This list of prayers and stories for Yom Kippur id divided by topic: Vidui (confession), T’shuva (Repentance), Neilah (closing service), Living in Holiness,…
Read articleRosh Hashanah Prayers
שנה טובה Here are prayers for Rosh Hashanah with brief descriptions, divided into two topics: living in holiness and for creation and the new year. Here’s…
Read articleTo Ask
Here’s a short meditation on asking G-d for guidance and support to live a life of righteousness. It’s a nice opening prayer for a moment – or…
Read articlePrayers for Elul
Here’s a list of prayers for the month of Elul divided into categories: breaking free, living in holiness, time and confession. Here are additional links to prayers for Rosh…
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