Hallel in a Minor Key
This Hallel is for singing praises in times of struggle or sorrow. “Hallel in a Minor Key” is the name of both the liturgy and the…
Read articlePraise, Praise
A hallelujah song, with two acrostic paragraphs each spelling the word ‘praise.’ It’s also a salute to the psalms of praise in Jewish liturgy known as…
Read articleGuest Writer: Yoni Hammer-Kossoy
A Shavuot prayer-poem by my kehilla friend Yoni Hammer-Kossoy. His poetry recently appeared or is forthcoming in Forage Poetry, Dime Show Review, the Sunlight Press and…
Read articleGuest Writer: Rabbi Karyn Kedar
Rabbi Karyn Kedar is a friend who has developed a set of Omer counting tools, both from my publisher, CCAR Press, the book “Omer: A Counting”…
Read articleAvraham, Waiting (Spoken Word Version)
This is half prayer prayer, half Torah drash written as spoken word poetry. In Tanach, ‘hineni’ — ‘here I am’ — is a response to a direct…
Read articleThe Season of Counting
This is a meditation on counting. Counting as a spiritual practice is a reminder to stay present in the current moment, the task at hand and…
Read articleLet Torah
The Torah is waiting for you. Not just to study it. Not just to know it. To live it. This is the latest in a series…
Read articleShavuot Prayers and Stories
Prayers and stories for Shavuot. To read them, click on the name of the prayer. Learning and Loving Torah “For the Gift of Torah Scholarship” – Giving thanks for Torah scholars…
Read articleOmer, Week Seven: Malchut
Here’s a list of prayers for the themes of week seven of Counting the Omer: Malchut– Nobility, sovereignty, leadership. They’re listed in my suggested order, from day 43 at…
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