Seven Blessings for Seventh Month
More of the moon hiding in shadow than not now. Less than a week until the new moon of the new year, Rosh Hashanah, the mid-year renewal...
Meditation on SHeMA, Listen Israel
SH. Shhhhhh. Supple fingers raised heavenward, Lifted to wet lips like SHip resting on the SHoreline Folding up the sails that turn...
"Going out to war, and coming home to "
Julia commited suicide. Joe stood at the memorial service with a request in memory of his sister and her struggle with depression and...
Waking to the song
Whistling Birds and leaves Making music It’s a breeze Whispering Joys and pains Of all the songs that Heart strings can play From Breath...
Blessing moons, blowing horns, being soft and strong
What a weekend! Full moon? It was a new one, Rosh Hodesh, the Hebrew month of Elul. Readings about choice, B’rachah v’qlalah --...
Call the tow truck! We're on Vacation.
Note to self: In the future, you might not want to kick off family vacation on the 9th of Av. It’s not that it’s a fast day. The...
Morning and Broken
The sadness this morning woke me with these words: Morning Broken Light bending ‘round the edges Of the cracks Home, but not home. Pull...
What does Shabbat Shalom mean?
Shhh It's about shhh and the silence that follows. relaxing the grip on what happens next or the need to see or be seen or change what...
What is Elijah's chair?
How will we know when we've made it, done our part to bring about the land of promise and time of peace, made the world a better place? ...