Teshuvah/change is a real possibility!?
We can become a beriah hadasha — a new version of ourselves in this New Year.
Dollar Bread Shabbat Blessing
We bless this store brand slice of dollar bread, This cup of stale wine, Upon this plastic folded table. We give praise for our studio apartment, A concrete sukkahLit. hut […]
Hitbodedut: A Silent Scream Ritual in Nature
A complete ritual for releasing frustration and anger in nature.
Dwell: A Poem for the Divine Mother
“In Hebrew, shakan, dwelling place, often referred to a royal residence. / The rabbis gave it a feminine ending: 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.. Divine mother.”
Today, and Maybe Only Today: a Reflection on Moving Out of an Unsafe Home
“Today, as I affix mezuzot, as I say the shehekhayanu, / As I step into a new chapter of my life, / I take this moment to acknowledge / That my life is about to change.”
At Sinai
A poem about the gift of TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. and the covenant between the poet and God.
Healing Affirmation
A reminder of our covenant with the Source of Life.
The Solace of Shabbat
A poem on the inconsistency of time passing.
Rosh Hodesh
A poem for the new moon.
The Raw Material of the Notes During the Month of Av
“May the cries of every neshama / Be rendered into / Notes of comfort…”
