Tonight the sun goes down and Yom Kippur begins, the Day of Atonement.

Every day on this earth is holy. But there are a few days in the year that carry something more, and we are standing inside them right now.

I Stood There and Froze

Last Friday I was given something I did not expect.

I was invited to sing at a ceremony that Fraidy Margalit has been leading for years, together with Elimor Henig. It marked a turning point in the lives of a group of women, souls who came into this world to make a change, the way people did in the days of the Bible.

I walked up onto the stage, and my whole body started shaking.

I did not ask for a beautiful voice. I did not ask for the song to come out right.

I asked for one thing only: "Adonai, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise." (Psalms 51:17)

Last night I shared a piece of that evening with everyone. Me, singing Hallelujah.

When You Have No Words

This is the line that opens the prayer, every single time, and standing up there I finally understood why.

There are moments when we come to God with nothing ready. No words, no beautiful sentences, nothing that sounds the way we wanted it to sound.

And that is exactly what this line is for. I have nothing of my own right now. You open my mouth.

So if you sit down tonight and feel that you do not know what to say, you do not have to find the words first.

Say this one line, and let the rest come. It asks for nothing except the ability to speak.

The Whole World Sings Together

There is one more thing I want to put in your hands before the fast, and it is bigger than me.

A song came out called The Whole World Sings Together. It was created and supported by Mike Evans, one of the most devoted friends Israel has, through the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem.

Ronit Bennett led it. She gathered singers and artists from all over the world, most of them strangers to each other, and brought them into one voice for Israel.

I am proud, with my whole heart, to be one of those voices.

The song was made so the world does not look away from October 7, and so the people who stand with Israel can hear each other. On October 7 this year there will be twenty four hours of prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, with supporters flying in from the United States to stand there, and this song carries the invitation to it.

If it moves you, share it. A song like this only does its work when it travels, and every share puts it in front of someone who has not heard it yet.

Tonight we are all standing in front of the same God, asking for the same things. That is what this song sounds like to me.

And before I go into the fast, I want to say something to you personally.

Thank you. For the love you keep sending me, for standing with my music, and for standing with Israel in days when the wave of antisemitism only keeps rising.

We are here to spread one thing, and that is peace, unity and love. Thank you for being part of it.

Whenever You Feel Ready

Return to Peace is my healing journey. Seven days of sacred Hebrew prayer and music, one day at a time.

There is nothing to keep up with and nothing closes. It will be here whenever you feel ready for it.

Or Begin the Week With Thanks

The Gratitude Gate is five days of a simple gratitude practice. A short ritual in the morning and a short one in the evening, each one with a sacred Hebrew prayer and a song.

I made it as a gift, so it is completely free. If you want the week ahead to hold some quiet inner work, this is a gentle way in.