In the End: Parsha-Poetry for Miketz

No amount of grain can make me whole. / no flour, no Torah

For Joseph: A poem inspired by Parashat Vayeshev

What does it mean to belong?

Parasha Poetry: Vayishlach

How much can we truly know the other?

Matir Asurim: A prayer-poem on reading Parshat Vayetzei

Blessed are you Source of Being Who forbids and permits Opens and closes Binds and sets free Captives and brides. Who permits me to myself, releases me To my desire. I permit. I release. I let go and reclaim my body this sacred vessel this instrument of the divine The House of my soul, my

Why Me? Parshat Toldot

In looking closely at Rebecca’s question, the Torah invites us to ask: what does it mean to be a human being who struggles, and what sustains us in these moments of difficulty?

Silence and Seeing: Parashat Chayei Sarah

Yitzhak needs to be seen – by God and by other people – as more than just as the means by which Avraham’s faith is tested. 

The hidden and the revealed

Parashat Vayera 5783 From the very outset of this week’s parasha, vision and and seeing are important themes. We meet Avraham at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day, where God appears to him –vayera elav. In the following verse we read: Vayisa et einav va-ya’ar v’hineh shlosah anashim nitzavim alav.

Weaving Between Worlds: Honoring Our Ancestors

Yizkor, Yom Kippur 5783 / October 5, 2022 I recently learned about a traditional practice of Ashkenazi Jewish women – making soul candles. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, women in Eastern Europe would make candles. Each community had its own practice -sometimes the candles were made for use at home. Other times, they were

A Radical Reclamation of the Right to Rest

Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur 5783 / October 4, 2022 Since the start of the pandemic, like many people, I have spent a lot more time at home. Pandemic. One of the things that I have found joy in is the opportunity this affords for fashion experimentation. Since I know that no one is going to

Becoming Lovers of Life

Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 5783/ September 26, 2022 For as long as I can remember, I have always been a crafter. As soon as I could hold a crayon, I started drawing and creating. There was always a craft project in the works in my home growing up. The joy of making something with my