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Written for The Days of Awe 5787/2026 How did we come to be called, Kolot Chayeinu ? “I remember we were…brainstorming, and coming up with all kinds of ideas. I think I talked about singing and using our voices so we came up with Kol and then Kolot.” —Cantor Lisa B. Segal “…we were focused on eating together as a way to build community, so had lots of imagery like “feasting” and “joy.” …So we took…
Art by Mike Cockrill Blessed One-ness, We have raged We have despaired We have witnessed We have fought And now we know The Bad Guys can lose The Good Guys can win And we can survive And we can flourish. We pray for Life and Liberty And The Pursuit of Happiness We pray for a country Where all people are created equal We pray For the strength to defy evil For the spirit to live within God’s complex…
Blessed Holy Wholeness, No lead is too big No guard is too small. Fascists bound to lose. Amen
Blessed Fierce Mystery, Those of us who know Know this: Until you are an orphan You are a child. Whatever your age Whatever their age when they died. Those of us who remember Remember this: Nobody will ever love you Like they loved you. Even if they didn’t They did. Those of us who grieve Grieve this: We are alive because they lived Mommies Daddies We weep and we give thanks. Amen
I’m old and a girl and no one told me My brain is weird But, apparently, it is And always was. Blessed Holy Wholeness, I know what I have to do, I know how to do it. I want to do it, But then I don’t. I really want a clean home, I have many closets and cupboards. I have time to clean, But I don’t. I have phone calls to make and Important papers to hand in. It’s not rocket science, But I don’t. My…
Art by Mike Cockrill I am always in opposition To whatever I’m supposed to feel or think. I am bitter so I insist on sweet, I am sweet and it pisses me off. I find it impossible not to always see the answer And its opposite: It is my talent and my curse. It is being Jewish, It’s being a woman, It’s being old. Despair And Rejoice! Amen
Blessed Holy Wholeness, This prayer is for the little girls who go to school, The ones who learn The ones who teach The ones who have fun And the ones who share. This prayer is for the little girls who died in school From the bombs of war From the lack of funding From the men who rape And from being sent away. This prayer is for the little girls who love school, The ones who ask questions The one…
