Untitled Poem Upon Waking
“I do not know the right answer. / I do not know how to end hatred.”
Temple
“may the day arrive / when every life
is a treasure…”
The Cave at Machpelah
“Abraham sat all night with the body
of his beloved that he bathed tenderly…”
Hamotzi: Blessing My Bread
“The pause is mine.
Hamotzi. All mine…”
A Pantoum for Israel and Gaza
“On Hanukkah, I light candles for them…”
Light and Shadow
Our eyes turn toward light, but shadows are vital in painting. Their muted tones reflect more outgoing, brassy colors of candlesticks and copper pots. Shadows conduct a subtle life […]
A Meditation for Light in Darkness
Listen to this meditation focused on finding inner light.
For Hanukkah, to Take Through the Winter
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And when this holiday ends, another flame will rise and fall, and another, and another…”
A Hanukkah Ritual to Mark the Incompleteness of Our Joy
This Hanukkah 2023 ritual acknowledges the incompleteness of joy while captives are being held.
The Parting Gift
“1935, the girls are packing / for America. / Their parents will not wait
for things to get worse.”
