Ivri
“There is a line / drawn by darkness,
emboldened by Evil, itself…”
A Mother in the Dark
“We are looking for you. / We will not let you go.”
Tipat Torah: Singing Sad Songs Again and Again
In re-encountering Torah every year, we get the joy of meeting up with beloved places and dear old friends.
The Miracle of Oil
“I’m drilling / into darkness / to where the rabbis’ promise / flickers still.”
The Hidden Light
This new poem honors the complex feeling of Hanukkah this year, 2023/5784.
Who Frees the Captive
“How do we choose who will live or
who will die, what measure do we use / to free them and ourselves from this nightmare…”
Tikkun HaLev (Repair of the Heart)
“How can a body survive so much spilled blood?”
The Offering of the Olives
“even the faintest spark of light /
can reach / and illuminate us.”
Unconcealing the Light
“As Eccesiastics cracked open / the chests of us all / as we watched Sukkot burn…”
For the Release of the Bound: A Prayer for the Captives In and Beyond Us
“Blessed are You, Creator of the Universe, who frees the bound.”
