An Offering

A person drapes a white, embroidered tallit over their shoulders, hand resting on their chest.

You offered to walk with me around Queen Anne Hill, holding my hand /
You offered to take me out again. /
What was the meaning of these offerings? /

Tisha B’Av 2024

Red pomegranates and green leaves are scattered across a blue background in a playful, hand-drawn style.

“Did they praise / the G-d that brought about their / most brutal response to devastation? / Or did they lament?”

Soporific

A hand touches a colorful mezuzah on a doorpost in a home.

“Count instead the growing number
of cared-fors you have lost…”

Riding the El

A person drapes a white, embroidered tallit over their shoulders, hand resting on their chest.

“I almost giggle when I find myself whispering / a long-forgotten prayer.”

The Word is Wood

A person drapes a white, embroidered tallit over their shoulders, hand resting on their chest.

Hear, O Israel /
the prayer was dance /
Adonai Eloheinu /
there were no pews

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