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All undying hatreds or annoyances that we may hold onto Or talk endlessly about, boring our friends,
All grudges, resentments, and vows of vengence and bitterness, All undying hatreds or annoyances that we may hold onto Or talk endlessly about, boring our friends, Or lose sleep obsessing over Or write bad poetry about Or bring up at family dinners to the consternation of all present;
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All grudges, resentments, and vows of vengence and bitterness, All undying hatreds or annoyances that we may hold onto Or talk endlessly about, boring our friends, Or lose sleep obsessing over Or write bad poetry about Or bring up at family dinners to the consternation of all present; izmir escort bayan
PLACE YOURSELF, NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERS
PLACE YOURSELF: WORDS OF PRAYER AND INTENTION BY TRISHA ARLIN ART BY MIKE COCKRILL FOREWORD BY RABBI JILL HAMMER NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERSPublished by Dimus Parrhesia Press Hardbound, Color inside $36.00 plus $4.00 s/h Paperback, B/W inside, $18.00 plus $4.00 s/h “Place yourself in front of the fear. You will be judged, you will die. […]
Learn Shabbat Liturgy with Trisha Arlin
Our Shabbat Liturgy – (From Barchu to Emet) Starting this Fall, liturgist, part-time rabbinic student and longtime Kolot member, Trisha Arlin, will teach six-week classes on sections the Kolot Shabbat Morning Service, where, along with learning some history, traditional meanings and ritual moves of the prayers and service, we will explore what each prayer can […]
Blessings for The Night Before The Election
May you contribute all that you can contribute and not punish yourself for what you couldn’t do. May the good people win and the bad people lose. May you not eat or drink too much crap while you wait for results. If the good people lose and the bad people win, may you survive to […]
For Pittsburgh
Blessed One-ness,Though we are afraidHelp us imagine possibilitiesWithin our fearAnd our fury,Of safetyOf healingOf clarityOf action.Amen.
All Our Grudges: An Alternative Kol Nidrei
All grudges, resentments, and vows of vengence and bitterness, All undying hatreds or annoyances that we may hold onto Or talk endlessly about, boring our friends, Or lose sleep obsessing over Or write bad poetry about Or bring up at family dinners to the consternation of all present; From the previous Day of Atonement until […]
Torah Covers That Go Wow: Changing the Torah Covers on Erev Rosh Hashanah
On Rosh Hashanah It’s time, Among much else, To change the covers on our torahs from the everyday colors to white. I google Torah covers, Hoping for some jewish knowledge to inspire deep thoughts And at the top of the list there is an ad, An ad for a company that makes custom torah covers. […]
Everyone Who Hears Will Laugh With Me
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר שָׂרָ֔ה צְחֹ֕ק עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖י אֱלֹהִ֑ים כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַ יִֽצְחַק־לִֽי׃ Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter; everyone who hears will laugh with me.” May God bring you laughter. Because, Having invented banana peels, Ladders with buckets of water teetering on the top, Also politics, war and late in life children, God appears to love a good pratfall. […]
A Healing Prayer For Disrupted Immigrant Families
What do we pray for, so that disrupted immigrant families will be healed?* Do we pray for God’s intervention? Do we pray that the trauma of their forced separation is miraculously cured? Do we pray that the racism responsible for these policies just instantly vanishes? Do we pray that easy cruelty is abruptly transformed into […]
Yotzer: A Blessing Of Creation In A Time of Loss, Confusion, Fear And Anger
Blessed Fierce Mystery:In a time of loss, confusion, fear and anger, We choose to pray the Birkat Yotzer, the Blessing of Creation. Praise the Creator, Created, Creating. We praise the Creatorof Lightness and Darkness, Together in the One-ness, And we look for the gateways between these qualities So that we may see and understand in […]
A Short Prayer For Social Justice
Blessed Fierce Mystery,Creator, Created, Creating,We are not praying for your help,Because we know what to do:Agitate, organize, shout,Write , call, send money,Rally, march, vote.Amen If you find this offering of my work valuable or pleasurable, please consider supporting me with a mutual offering, if you are able: If you use one of my prayers or […]
I Don’t Get It: A Prayer Of Understanding
Blessed Fierce Mystery, Creator, Created, Creating I pray for understanding, because I just don’t get it. I don’t mean I don’t know what’s happening. I know. I know what atrocities theyre committing And I know why they’re doing it And how they’re doing it. I understand who it serves And who it hurts. I understand […]
A Blessing For A Community Celebrating Its Past And Looking Towards the Future
–> Baruch atah Adonai, Brucha At Shechinah, HaKodesh Baruch Hu, We honor this entire community, together with all holy communities: All of us, And our loved ones. Bless the ones who began us. Bless the ones who teach and the ones who learn. Bless the ones who pray and create our sacred spaces. Bless the […]
Washing Hands A Second Time
–> The first time we washed our hands before this meal It was all about water, It was to get clean. And we are clean, so why a second time? Perhaps this time It’s all about our hands. As we prepare to wash our hands a second time, I call up every blessing and good […]
Look
Something is said to you andYour first reaction is anger,So stop.Breathe.Look. Look for the truth.Your anger might be fear,Your anger might be hurt.The truth is, it probably isn’t about you. And even if it isThen Look for opportunities for compassion:Compassion for the source of your anger,Compassion for yourself,And if you look, you will find it. […]
A Blessing for Putting Up A Mezuzah
–> Blessed Mystery, Brucha At Shechina, Breathing in our history Breathing out our stories, Bless this mezuzah. We earned this mezuzah, This is a hard fought mezuzah. This mezuzah has been in the trenches, This is one tough cookie of a mezuzah. There are way too many tears in this mezuzah, But just as many laughs. […]
Latkes vs. Hamentaschen: A Purim Poem
Fried Potatoes and Onions Or Dry Pastry and Prunes?Mic Drop If you find this offering of my work valuable or pleasurable, please consider supporting me with a mutual offering, if you are able: If you use one of my prayers or kavannot for a service or event you can make a one time donation via […]
I Don’t Know: Thoughts On Reading Parsha Mishpatim
I don’t know. I am an American, And I was brought to believe in democracy with a small d And I believe in it way more than I’ve seen it. I grew up with crazy and arbitrary parents, In a school system run by martinets And a religion run by men who wouldn’t answer my […]
I’M OVER THE MACCABEES, A Hanukkah Prayer
Baruch Atah Adonai, Brucha At Shechina, Ruach HaOlam: I’m over the Maccabees. I’m done with fanatics. I’m done with extremists who demand purity. I’m done with fundamentalists who shut women up. I’m done with religions that kill. I’m over the Seleucids. I’m done with invaders. I’m done with outsiders telling anyone how to live in […]
Our Broken Hearts: A Prayer For When Life Is A Struggle
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk: “There is nothing so whole as a broken heart.” Blessed Mystery, Our hearts are broken open and everything that was hidden comes pouring out. First comes our anger and resentment, Then our fear and anxiety, Then our hurt and the grief. And just when we think it’s done and we are […]
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