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 midrash shared from the perspective of Elisheba.
Spring
“even the / darkest, coldest winter
still gives way to spring…”
The First Time
“No words can describe it. / The first time I held her on my chest…”
The Mishkan Reassembled
“We will collect ourselves; / We will gather in; / We will reassemble…”
Mourner’s Kaddish/So Often Now
Elliott batTzedek shares an original interpretation of the KaddishThe Aramaic memorial prayer for the dead. Mourners recite this prayer at every service, every day, in the presence of a minyan (prayer quorum) over the course of a year (for a parent) or thirty days (for a sibling or offspring). The prayer actually makes no mention of the dead, but rather prays for the sanctification and magnification of God's name..
Embracing Joy: Adar II
“As the new moon of Adar II rises
we give thanks for this double dose of delight…”
First Seder
I conducted my first sederLit. Order. The festive meal conducted on Passover night, in a specific order with specific rituals to symbolize aspects of the Exodus from Egypt. It is […]
