We remember the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh with Shoshana Lovett-Graff’s poem, crying out for our silence to be heard in the sirens, the whistles, the echoes and the sighs.
The Torah portion begins the saga of our ancestors. Amy Steingart’s poem evokes all of those who came before her.
Martin Hasan presents a non-theistic ceremony for marking the end of Shabbat and the return to ordinary week.
Shabbat completed the work of Divine creation. Rabbi James Stone Goodman offers this prayer to complete our own work.
In this poem, Cathleen Cohen reflects on the creation story of Genesis 2 and wonders: “Don’t we all have seeds of paradise within us?”
Psalm 27 is traditionally recited twice daily from the beginning of Elul through Hoshanah Rabbah, the seventh day of Sukkot. The Spontaneous Philadelphia Interfaith Choral Ensemble sings this original song by Matt Redman, arranged by Josh Ehrlich, with Yosef Goldman.
Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz shares his ritual for welcoming exalted and holy guests into our sukkot.
“All of a sudden, there is a new quality to the light,” notes Barbara Kavadias, heralding the Harvest Moon of Sukkot and the autumn festival of Sukkot.
How can we gather the courage to confront ourselves honestly and compassionately so that we can somehow realize a fresh start? Lisa Braun Glazer offers her thoughts.
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