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Blessing for Rosh Ḥodesh Ḥeshvan |
May all of the ḥavurah leaders, rabbis, cantors, and Hebrew priestesses heave one giant sigh of relief (and be able to cook for themselves and answer personal emails and read New Yorker cartoons) May all of the synagogue administrators May the Torah hold us May the matriarchs and patriarchs May we keep dancing, May sweetness now be folded into our lives May Mr. Ḥeshvan be a kind and friendly sort of man, May there not be any snow this Ḥeshvan May our hearts be warmed instead of the earth May autumn descend gently, May we reconnect |
A poem-blessing for the Hebrew month of Ḥeshvan, suitable for Birkat HaḤodesh and for Rosh Ḥodesh Ḥeshvan itself. Also to be kept in the pocket of Jewish communal leaders during Elul and Tishrei.
Please note that this was written in the Northern Hemisphere and conveys the experience of Ḥeshvan as an autumn month.
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