Abraham’s Wisdom
“Will we, in the end, be as careful as he?”
Inscribed?
Fall’s descent requires me to write like God in The Book of Life which shall live and which shall die. Do I choose the New Guinea impatien that I […]
The Harp
“The stones are full of mystical light”
From Av to Elul
if only /
I had been less /
devoted to worshiping /
my unworthiness /
allowing this spinning planet /
be my trusted partner
Shekhinah: The World as Body
“as a world / as a house, a tree / exploding with birds”
Berukhah At (Shehekheyatnu): A Divine Feminine Blessing for Momentous Occasions
“We praise you, 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., / who has given us life”
Modim
“Our days move like sea waves, sound waves”
When Might Be Last?
“I am more aware of the fluidity of it all”
We All Have a Name
“We all have a name / given by the mountains we climb”
Prayer for a Mother of a Newborn in the NICU
“SarahThe first matriarch, wife of Abraham, and mother of Isaac, whom she birthed at the age of 90. Sarah, in Rabbinic tradition, is considered holy, beautiful, and hospitable. Many prayers, particularly the Amidah (the central silent prayer), refer to God as Magen Avraham – protector of Abraham. Many Jews now add: pokehd or ezrat Sarah – guardian or helper of Sarah. waited, far too long. / So what’s a few more days, right?”
