Where Is God
“I pray for peace in every heart / In every living thing”
Simchat Torah, 50 years later
“I cradled your / black-inked letters,
letters overflowing with infinity…”
Hoshia Na
“When will You lie us down in peace?
When will these hakafot of violence end?”
Holding You
I held the Torah today wrapping my arms around our story. Such a strange day for a holiday, Such an odd day for dancing. I was holding you– my sisters […]
Prayer for Peace in Israel and Palestine
“Inspire them to turn their swords into plowshares, / to turn their callousness into empathy.”Â
Bring Them Home
“Bring them home. /I will be here
Waiting / Ready / For their return,
like a tidal wave.”
Today
“Loved ones and friends, and / strangers– / in a blink, in a flash,
forever lost. / This day, today…”
Yevava: The Cries of the Mothers
“The cries that carry / from one endÂ
of the earth / to the other.”
May It Be
“To our friends and family / From the windswept Golan / To the sands of the Arava: / We hold you in our hearts”
For the Holy Martyrs
“What happened to our prayers, O God?
Did You hear them? When? Who? Where?”
