To Love All

a field of wildflowers

“Reaching just beyond we find even more loves…”

In the Light of the Candles

candle flames melt down in a hanukkah menorah

In the light of the Hanukkah candles, I see myself at age seven holding the shamash with a shaky hand, my turn to ignite the little flames in our brass […]

Morning

a bridge with sunlight at its end

This poem includes the Modeh Ani prayer for greeting the day

Ivri

sunshine through a giant cloud illuminating the sky

“There is a line / drawn by darkness,
emboldened by Evil, itself…”

The Miracle of Oil

Two lit votive candles in glass holders, placed in a row on metallic stands in a dimly lit setting.

“I’m drilling / into darkness / to where the rabbis’ promise / flickers still.”

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