October 7th

a breeze goes through blades of grass against a blue sky

This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.

Season of Our Joy

A yellow etrog and green branches rest on a rustic wooden surface, used in the Jewish Sukkot festival.

“I squeeze the etrog and smell it,
and my heart swells. / The mitzvah is to take the dare…”

Apple Peel Tashlikh

a knife slicing apple peel

An alternative kind of Tashlikh, focusing on composting and transformation.

Minyan

two bowls of soup, bread and soup nuts

“In an age when / searching for home / in a soup / makes sense.”

The Reconstructionist Network

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Discover how Jewish folklore and personal memory can spark new poetry—join this creative immersion with poet Susan Comninos. 

Give voice to your own stories through the timeless power of myth and writing.

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