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?”
God, Oh God: A Prayer on the Outbreak of War Simchat Torah 5784
“plant and nurture unusual seeds of courageous outreach, illogical extension of olive branches, and creative solutions based in truth, love, and mutuality, healthy self-interest and sustainability.”
