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Isaiah, renewed for this year
This is a reworking of a haftarah shared last year on Velveteen Rabbi. The poem has been revised, and it now features trope markings in English, a collaboration between R. […]
A Frequently Asked Question
Frequently Asked Question: How does one join the Liturgical Arts Working Group? Thank you for your interest in building with Bayit! We select collaborators for this group with […]
Sefirat HaBinyan: Counting the Building
If you prefer to read this essay as a downloadable PDF, it’s available in that format here: Sefirat_HaBinyan_Framework_Nerlinger. I. Two Corridors of Sacred Time The Jewish year is structured around […]
Laments 5786
What are the laments of our hearts as we approach Tisha b’Av this year? What feels broken in us, in our communities, in our world? What are we holding, how […]
In Times Like These
What questions and passions animate us as we approach this particular Purim? Where in public life do we see analogies to Vashti, to Esther, to Achashverosh, to Mordechai? What lessons […]
After the Amidah: Acceptable to You
We began this journey with “Adonai S’fatai,” asking God to open our lips – a prayer before the formal prayer. We close with “Yihiyu L’Ratzon” and “Elohai N’tzor” – prayers […]
A Jonah for 2025
New for this Yom Kippur: a retelling of the Jonah story created for this year. After a prologue to set the scene, this script follows our two protagonists — the […]
New Haftarah for Mideast Peace (Rosh Hashanah 5786)
With the approaching new year’s sweetness, we taste the bitterness of suffering across the Mideast. What does this poignant Season of Meaning ask of us, and can we breathe new […]