The hatov vehamaytiv is the fourth benediction in the Birkat HaMazon, the blessing after the meal, and is also recited upon, among other reasons, hearing good news concerning others and for the drinking of a second cup of very good wine. This moment is good For all of us And we are here today To […]
Blessed God of our ancestors, beginning the chain of work, we give thanks: For the portion of dough we take off the challah before we bake it in order to sustain high priests, artists and those who are in need; For the seed and the earth and the rain and the sun and the farmer […]
I don’t care what they say About Heshvan, About what it signifies: It’s the month the Moshiach is supposed to show up Or It’s Rachel’s Yahrzeit, but I really don’t care. Though of course, Moshiach, If the Moshiach shows up It would of course be an event of note And I’d be happy to be […]
1. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth 2. Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. 3 And God said: ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light. We are at the […]
Invite us in: The Male The Female The In-between The Neither Nor The Beginnings The Endings Let us abandon The Before The After The Darkness The Anger The Yearning The Dirt Let us join in the Center, so Clean Light Full Open Unburdened Redeemable And there we will Dance Shine Sing Open Pray Combine It […]
The One Who Blessed Our Ancestors, Ruach HaOlam, Breath of the Universe, heal me… I need a Healing Prayer. But I can’t do it. I don’t have the soothing words. I’m in pain Right now And it’s been going on for a while And it looks like it’s going to last longer than it takes […]
You are your own Kohen Gadol. Now is the time for your own private confession and blessing in your own private Holy of Holies. You buy some fabric. You put fringes on the corners and cover yourself with the cloth. Inside the cloth, you pray. Outside the cloth, you gossip. But all you […]
I am in exile From the source Of my true self. Antalya Escort I look and I can’t find me. I want to go back I don’t know how to get there. They tell me: Teshuva is the answer! Return to friends, community, One-ness! But I am lost, I don’t know the path. I am […]
Baruch atah Adonai Brucha at Shechina Blessed One-ness Bringing connection when there is separation, Remembering joy even when we cannot. One-ness, We are blessed to be part of this holy wholeness Even if we understand so little of it. We are blessed to have received so much love, Even when it is lost. And we […]
There are three matzot in this pile, One on top of the other on top of the other. The top matza and the bottom Matza are, perhaps, A Pesach reminder Of the two loaves of challah we would eat on Shabbat (But not tonight!) Which are themselves perhaps a reminder Escort Bayanlar Of the two […]
Close your eyes and listen to your breath. You are walking on a path in a beautiful meadow. You see, in the middle of a field, that there is a small windowless building You slowly walk around this building. Feel the wall as you walk around the building. It pulses with energy. When […]
I speak praise, hope and thanks. I open my mouth, I open my heart. I feel the Ancient Prayer: Bless our inventive ancestors Who have given us the Jealous God of the Torah; And the clever God of the Talmud; And the Kingly God of our Siddur. To this God we pray. Bless our inventive […]
A Pre-Pesach Encounter between musicians and spoken word artists. Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30 Pm At the Museum at Eldridge Street Get Tickets HERE Antalya Escort Akseki Escort
In Mishpatim, Torah God is giving a set of laws, known to us as the Covenant Code, via Moses to the people. They range from how to treat a slave to how to welcome a stranger to what happens when fighting men injure a pregnant woman by accident to how to punish a thief […]
Blessed Yah, Creator, Created, Creating… We pray for peace, For ourselves and the world, Even if only for one day: Instead of anger, we choose kindness. Instead of revenge, we choose justice. Instead of resentment, we choose empathy. Instead of work, we choose rest. Instead of ideology, we choose compromise. Instead of destruction, we choose […]