More on Spirituality
Human, Why Do You Sleep?
Examination of Rabbi Kelilah Miller’s papercut, “Human, Why Do You Sleep?”
More About The Book
Information about Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg's bookPsalm 27
Meditative interpretation of Psalm 27.
What Are You Asking For? A Meditation on Psalm 27
A guided meditation on Psalm 27
Yom Kippur at Lincoln Memorial
Kavvanah written for Yom Kippur services at the Lincoln Memorial, 2015.
Herring and Havdalah
An essay on travel to Eastern Europe, and the strangeness and familiarity found there.
The Shofar and the Tears of Our Mothers
Kavvanah for shofar blowing on the High Holidays
God Loves the Stranger: Introduction
Introductory essay in God Loves the Stranger
Welcoming Those Who Are Close
Sometimes we need to consciously welcome those who “should” already feel close.
Hospitality and Spirit
Rabbi Shefa Gold reflects on creating a spiritual community of welcome
Shofar Kavannah for Refugees
This ritual invokes the blast of the shofar to articulate the plight of refugees. It was created for use at High Holidays in response to the presidential travel ban.
Amidah for Peace, Justice and Immigration
This alternative Amidah was used during mincha prayers by members of the Reconstructionist Rabbinic Association outside of an Immigration Processing Center in order to call attention to the plight of immigrants and underscore the importance of the Jewish obligation to welcome the stranger.
psalm 79: pour out your love
Rabbi Brant Rosen’s poem responds to Psalm 79, challenging us to welcome the stranger even, and especially, in uncomfortable ways.
Welcoming Strangers Through AirBnB: A Spiritual Practice
As empty nesters open their home to strangers via AirBnB, they find that hospitality has spiritual lessons to teach.
Keeping the Faith: Resilience in the Jewish Tradition
In an essay for eJewishPhilanthropy, Rabbi Deborah Waxman delves into Jewish history and tradition around resilience — the focus of our new podcast, Hashivenu.