Morning Dreams

And now I’ve started having morning dreams

Where I dream I’m waking up

And my throat hurts

And I get very upset

Because I’m sure I have contracted the virus

And I start calculating

Should I

call the doctor or

go to the hospital

and what about the cat

and why don’t I have a health proxy

But then I wake up

(usually lying in the same position I was in in the dream)

And my throat doesn’t hurt

And I’m fine.

I’m awake

But I’m just as anxious as I was

In the dream

anyway.

Washing Your Hands During a Pandemic PDF

During this anxious time, many people and congregations have shared my handwashig blessing from this blog, Facebook and/or Ritualwell.  

And, since many shuls, schools and churches are choosing to post this blessing in their bathrooms and sinks,  Ritualwell has created a PDF of the prayer that can be printed and posted.

Ritualwell.org Handwashing PDF



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Ladybirds and Judaism

I was interviewed for HIDDEN WINGS AND BLOODLUST,  a podcast hosted by Rachael Horwitz, a lover of ladybugs (ladybirds in England, where Rachael lives). She is interested in all bugs and religion and found my Blessing For The Bugs on opensiddur.org and asked me to come on the show.  I was a little self-conscious at first but warmed up and we had fun. Here it is:


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771#episodeGuid=hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com%2F6fe52b79-ae8f-5861-94da-6b92f55290f1