The Numbers: A Tisha B’Av Lamentation
“For every grain of salt, a thousand tears…”
Soporific
“Count instead the growing number
of cared-fors you have lost…”
Riding the El
“I almost giggle when I find myself whispering / a long-forgotten prayer.”
Blessing for Hunger
Don’t fret about terms, /
she croons. /
Just watch the squirrels
The Word is Wood
Hear, O 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. /
the prayer was dance /
Adonai Eloheinu /
there were no pews
21 Alternative Challah Recipes: Notes from a Google Search History
what does ethereal mean /
when is the pool open for lap swimming /
what’s happening in the middle east
“Got Bentsh Amerike”
As I bend /
hanging laundry on the drying rack /
my back twinges but just a little
Hitbodedut
You glimmer in my rearview mirror
Quick look, there’s no one in the /
back of the car. Yet, /
you
The Flesh and the Body
To love an idea can be quite quite /
satisfying but only the body, beloved, /
is holy, holy, holy.
A Prayer for Returning to Sleepaway Camp
“Holy One of Blessings,
I’m returning to my sleep away camp; / my happy place; my holy ground…”
