Amazon is Sold Out of Sackcloth
“What about the kids in war, my nieces ask? / They hide, the eldest says.”
Once Upon A Time Last Weekend
“Once upon the time / last weekend,
something changed the composition of my body, / my memories, / and the way that I breathe.”
Peace
“I find peace in the world /not in running away from it.”
Jerusalem Still Stands
“Two weeks / have passed / since rockets / split the skies, / and invaders / split our hearts.”
A Prayer for Sheltering Light
I want you to know because maybe you don’t Maybe they didn’t teach you or maybe they taught you the opposite In home In prayer In school I know I […]
It’s 3:00 a.m. and I Can’t Sleep
“I pray for a swift end to this unwanted war.”
We Are All Mourners Now
“We are all mourners now / Needing, wanting, giving comfort / For ourselves…”
For each other.”
Shiva
“We are in mourning; / our people are in mourning; / collectively we are sitting shiva.”
Prayer for Strength and Resolve
“Tzur Yisrael, Rock of Israel,
May our devotion remain steadfast”
Nothing Left but Tears
“Oh this heartbreak,
Silence howling.
Oh this heart ache,
Terror prowling…”
