It’s Our Story
Last week’s Torah reading was mostly the story of Noah and the Flood. One of the more curious elements of the tale is what happens when the earth dries out enough for the animals and their human tenders to exit the vessel.
Bee Juice
My recent posts...After havdala ended last week’s Galeem (“waves,” our Sunday school), the usual joyful mayhem erupted in the lobby: Kids running down halls for a water bottle, a work of art, a lollipop; parents calling after them “Remember your ________!”; brief...
Welcome to”chol”
A couple days of magnificent weather have been a welcome respite from the bounty of precipitation during Sukkot and the closing festival days. This morning, we stored away our sukkah — unscathed by the nor’easter — for next year.
Kol Nidre – All Vows
My recent posts...kol nidrei, all MY vows? Rabbi Jonathan Kremer kol nidrei, all vows. ALL vows? All my vows? How can I possibly remember them all? Those silent frustrations: I swear I could... I said what? Well, I didn't mean it that way! The thick-as-mud silent...
Release, Return
מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יי (mima’amakim k’raticha adonai)
From the depths, from the depths of our souls, Adonai, we call to You:
we pray for healing the minds and hearts of those newly released from sadistic confinement.
we pray for repair of their trust in the good of which humanity is capable.
we pray for easing their fear when a door is closed, when a room goes dark, when sounds are too loud, when a loved one’s voice cannot be heard, when a hug is a but dream, when the sky cannot be seen…
we pray for their fortitude to not be overwhelmed by memories and by the certain continued suffering of those still confined.
we pray for recognition of the cynical malicious physical and psychological warfare perpetrated against our people, against all Israelis, all Jews, all humans with a conscience.
we pray for opening the aggressors’ minds and hearts, something we cannot do alone.
מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יי (mima’amakim k’raticha adonai)
From the depths, from the depths of our souls, Adonai, we call to You….
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