Prayer & Song – Out of Egypt

Yavapai Dances

December 25, 2020

Among our time travelers is a sibling group (Zach, age 10, and twins, Helena and Yelena, age 9) who are…

August 30, 2020

Two of my point of view characters are siblings Phoebe and Malcolm. Their dad, Irving, has (non-practicing) Jewish parents. Their…

August 2, 2020

The Children of Israel have all safely crossed the Red Sea. The Egyptian army is close behind. Before any of…

July 10, 2020

I am looking for songs or sung prayers that might have existed in the pre-Exodus period. To be used by…

May 3, 2020

In my search for prayers and songs original to Tanakh, but earlier than The Song of the Sea, my Rabbi…

May 3, 2020

In Judaism, God has many names. Some are quite ancient, others not so much. And many stem from the fact…

August 7, 2019

During the High Holy Days season, my synagogue—and many synagogues around the world—sing Rachamana D’Aney, a heart-wrenching plea to the…