Tsom Shovavim
A guide to a renewal and reconstruction of an obscure Jewish fasting practice called ‘Tsom Shovavim.’
The Gift Offered
“Our souls uplifted / Creation continues”
Putting the Morning in Order
“So, too, with / verbs we learned last week…”
Dinah’s Brothers, Tamar’s Husbands
“One more dangerous reading, and I tore my hair /in pain with the story’s daughters, Dinah and Tamar.”
Shabbat Illumination
“May these candles illuminate and bring peace…”
I Am A Boat: A Poem for Tevet
“They name boats after women –
No wonder.”
A Thanksgiving Blessing
“Family, friends, and traditions dear
The joy of community year by year.”
Thinking of You, Captive
“For more than a year now, / you’ve been with me everywhere…”
The Eighth Candle
“I see reflected in the light
the faces of my family. / I see hope.”
Dayenu
“Dayenu. We sing now for as long as we can.”
