Check out this song of mine called “Jacob’s Journey” while you read this post. It’ll connect by paragraph 6: Awhile back I wrote about why I find such meaning in creating contexts that help others find and share their voices. The other day I found myself leafing through some reflective journaling prompts I used […]
Prayer
A Prayer for Snow (in Atlanta, Ga)
.@rabbispen feeling joyous in our snow covered nature sanctuary. Blessed is God who creates the snow. #snowdaypic.twitter.com/4z730ddOJD — Rebecca (@Morah_Rivkah) February 9, 2016 It snowed a bit today. Just enough to be a source of endless wonder and enthusiasm for teachers and students alike at The Davis Academy and I’m sure in every school […]
The prayer of my heart
Adonai my God Source of Life Thank you Thank you for this morning For waking up For sneaking out of the house while everyone else was still asleep For the cup of coffee I enjoyed on the way to the gym For the fact that my body didn’t rebel when I started […]
The best thing about being a rabbi
Well, there are many “best things” when it comes to walking on the rabbinic path, but here’s one of them: Giving voice. There’s an old joke (grounded in some truth) that rabbis like to talk. But when I reflect on what I love most about being a rabbi, it isn’t the brilliant words that I’ve […]
#Pray– #BlogElul Day 16
#Pray means many things. Lately I’ve been listening to podcasts by Jack Kornfield. He’s a wise dude, plain and simple. Among the many recurring themes in his teachings is the idea of shooting energy from one place to another. There comes a point in the process of “sitting” when a person finds him or her […]
A prayer for peace
From Cincinnati to Zimbabwe, from the Pride Parade in Jerusalem to the West Bank– sickening violence mars our world. Horrific acts perpetuated by ordinary men, no different than you and I, except in their capacity and willingness to bring evil into the world. In that spirit here is a prayer for peace, written through the […]