The Language of Your Soul
A short meditation inspired by Rav Abraham Isaac Ha-Cohen Kook‘s idea of the constant prayer of the soul, that our souls have a deep longing to…
Read articleThis Prayer is a Tree
If a prayer is recited in the woods, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? This Prayer is a Tree…
Read articlePassages
A new prayer about prayer as the doorway to eternity. The prayer is structured as seven six-word meditations, followed by a prayer for a life of…
Read articleTender End of Life Vidui
A confessional prayer at the end of life, from This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day. Here are more memorial and yizkor prayers, including meditations…
Read articleSeeking the One
A meditation on seeking G-d and the flow of love, a song of the Spiritual Traveler. This piece appears in This Precious Life: Encountering the Divine…
Read articlePrayer of Joy
This is a prayer of gratitude for joy, with a reminder to live joy as a daily spiritual practice. It’s a meditation for daily use when time…
Read articleMetzora 5776: Take Me Apart
Parashat Metzora details a particular form of leprosy that afflicts the mortar of a home (Leviticus 14:33-53). The home itself gets a spiritual sickness. This home-leprosy…
Read articleR’fuat HaNefesh: Healing the Soul (General)
This brief healing prayer is for all those whose hearts ache, those with troubled souls. It is a general version of “R’fuat HaNefesh: Healing the Soul,”…
Read articleBeha’alotcha 5775: Three Quick Prayers for Healing (Revised)
At the end of this week’s Torah portion, Moses says a quick five-word prayer for healing his sister Miriam: “Please G-d, heal her now.” (Numbers 12:13) Here are…
Read articleTazria-Metzora 5775:Take Me Apart
The combined portion of Tazria-Metzora deals with impurity, with reference to a form of leprosy that afflicts the mortar of a home (Leviticus 14:33-53). The home…
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