A Small Offering
“Engage with those who believe in the blessings of Love and Life…”
Yotzer Or: The Beginning
“So God created the dawn, painting peaks of blues and purples to the warmth of the black.”
The Knock
“I invited those who won’t speak up for me now…”
Teaching for Survival
“I’m teaching to prepare you. / But for what exactly? / To hide, to fight, to run away or die?”
It’s Yizkor…And I’m Still Hurting
“We getA writ of divorce. Traditionally, only a man can grant his wife a get. Liberal Jews have amended this tradition, making divorce more egalitarian. to 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.,
I just hit a wall…”
Every Word a Lit Match
“Every song / a protest, ready to transform.”
In Praise Of The Dark
“Tonight, perhaps,
don’t be in such a rush / to set up your candles against the dark.”
The Court of the Captives
“One day, / The court of the captives
will convene / before the halls of power…”
Poem Without a Title
“What I need, right now, / is to not feel…”
Tipat Torah: From Wilderness to Bitterness to Light
How do we make it through the bitterness, the darkness, the uncertainty of this time? We call on what we know from that wild, rudderless, nomadic experience of being both lost and guided bamidbar.
