We Never Dreamed

Yellow and brown autumn leaves scattered on wet asphalt.

“We stared at the sun in our dreams and woke in disbelief” 

The Voice of the Rainbow

A double rainbow arches across the sky above green trees.

“Everyone came on deck to look and wonder and exclaim how beautiful, and I was quite satisfied with the result…”

Invoking Shekhinah

A hanging kinetic mobile featuring thin wire branches and abstract metal shapes suspended from the ceiling.

“Visualize a silver light, /stroking your shoulders, /kissing your eyelids, / softly swirling /behind your neck…”

Vayera

Sunlight filtering through trees above a grassy area with stone pavers and boulders.

“We have sacrificed our sons / and our daughters, / but G!d never asked us to.”

Lekh Lekha

A tree with vibrant red and yellow autumn leaves stands next to a stone wall lining a street with parked cars.

“I walk mapless
from ignorance to truth,
from going to knowing.”

Noakh

Sunset over the ocean, waves gently crashing near rocks, and clouds scattered across the sky.

This poem is in a form called ‘Jewku’, containing 36 syllables.

Bereishit

Shallow water with rocks and tall grass at the edge of a pond under bright sunlight.

“We rested and we continued to change. / We were Creation.
We still are.”

It’s not Mar Heshvan

Two stained-glass Star of David ornaments hanging in a window.

“When they arrived in Eretz Yisrael
they learned the Temple had been destroyed. / Some broke into deep tears / feeling this fresh loss.”

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