by Jena Schwartz ~ for the first day of Elul Start here is what I hear,the late-afternoon August light […]
Category Archive: Poetry, Piyyutim and Prayers
Contemporary and liturgical poetry and prayers
As we begin our annual immersion in the practice of teshuvah, Rabbi Diane Elliot offers some poems/prayers. “Teshuvah,” […]
Find a quiet, safe and comfortable place to sit or walk, if movement suits you better. Round 1 […]
Rabbi Geela-Rayzel Raphael and Binah Barbara Block weave a beautiful melodic tapestry that welcomed Kallah 2018 attendees and […]
Eichah / Lament for the Earth: Tisha B’Av by Rabbi Tamara Cohen (While serving as the Barbara Bick […]
Each day I practice qi gong looking out the window into my neighbor’s garden, apple tree blossoming, persimmon […]
I retrieve my small glass table from the neglected and overgrown backyard where it has endured storms, smog, […]
This poem is part of Rabbi Diane Elliot’s collection of 49 poems, This Is the Day, Ha-Yom Yom, inspired by the ancient practice of counting the Omer.
