18 Shabbat Blessings for Peace in Israel and in Palestine
A new ShabbatShabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day of Rest, and is observed from Friday night through Saturday night. Is set aside from the rest of the week both in honor of the fact that God rested on the seventh day after creating the world. On Shabbat, many Jews observe prohibitions from various activities designated as work. Shabbat is traditionally observed with festive meals, wine, challah, prayers, the reading and studying of Torah, conjugal relations, family time, and time with friends. practice created to share light with all of whom are suffering unjustly.
Purim Cocktail ‘Hafuch’/Purim Upside Down Cocktail
A special toast written for PurimLit. "Lots." A carnival holiday celebrated on the 14th of the Jewish month of Adar, commemorating the Jewish victory over the Persians as told in the Book of Esther. Purim is celebrated by reading the megilla (Book of Esther), exchanging gifts, giving money to the poor, and holding a festive meal. At the megilla reading, merrymakers are dressed in costumes, people drink, and noisemakers (graggers) are sounded whenever the villain Haman's name is mentioned. 2024.
A Brief Megillah
Karen Webber delivers a micro version of ‘the whole megillah’ in her performance piece.
Purim
“Masks help us imagine / it’s history
and only our story…”
Psalm of Seeking
“I touch the rough bark of a tree
and it speaks, but only / in leaves and branches…”
Milkweeds
“These seeds will fly without help…”
Lev
“May the ShekhinahThe feminine name of God, expounded upon in the rabbinic era and then by the Kabbalists in extensive literature on the feminine attributes of the divine.
drive you home in her taxi…”
Vashti’s Ghost to Ahasuerus
An original midrashA rabbinic method of interpreting text, often through the telling of stories. in word and art from Vashti’s perspective.
Burdens and Blessings
“Being Jewish / shapes and shades my poetry / forms and reforms my soul…”
The Woman in the Mirror
A midrashA rabbinic method of interpreting text, often through the telling of stories. shared from the perspective of Elisheba.