What I talk about when I talk about love

Poem by Israeli peace activist on war with Gaza
Across the Wadis: In Gratitude for the Ceasefire

“The detritus of hatred lies scattered.”
Espaclaria is a Mirror Sometimes Cloudy Sometimes Clear

Mystical poem in which leaders and elders of a society pledge to make peace
Cicada Psalm (2004–2021)

“Each seventeen years, the Creator rejoices”
Parashat Naso

“In the center of the book, / The letters”
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Pillars: A Prayer for Peace

“Shalom, salaam – the only victory”
Abolitionist Lo Dayenu

“If we realized the diversity of Black people and their experiences, but didn’t practice radical empathy with them — lo dayenu.”
The Smoke Has Not Cleared: A Prayer for Peace

“our eyes clouded / By rocket fire”
For the Return of Peace

“Today we pray in the name of the children”
Mizrahi Food, American Kitchen: Making Mashka Duah for Shavuot

Recipe for Persian frittata and Mashka Duah for Shavuot