Mirrors
“We reach to touch souls
as luminous as mirrors / so we might reflect light back to each other.”
I Do Not Live in Israel
“I do not live in IsraelLit. ''the one who struggles with God.'' Israel means many things. It is first used with reference to Jacob, whose name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32:29), the one who struggles with God. Jacob's children, the Jewish people, become B'nai Israel, the children of Israel. The name also refers to the land of Israel and the State of Israel. but I have / tasted all her fruits…”
Shadows of War
“Reasons mean nothing in the harsh light of consequence / Reasons are but shadows of war”
Me + Israel
“Maybe you don’t know about my / passion for justice and integrity.”
Hope Amidst the Horror
“and so I stumble / through my workday, / weeping in between meetings…”
Enough
“May we not be afraid / To act big
and save the world.”
But One Journey
“Into what space do we turn on our winding ways / to the place of tears and grief?”
Where Is God
“I pray for peace in every heart / In every living thing”
Simchat Torah, 50 years later
“I cradled your / black-inked letters,
letters overflowing with infinity…”
Hoshia Na
“When will You lie us down in peace?
When will these hakafotPlural of "hakafah." The hakafah is the procession made with the Torah before the Torah service. The term "hakafot" is the plural and also generally refers to the seven circuits made with the Torah on Simchat Torah. of violence end?”
