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“When she dies, / Who will I be on the other side?”
This blessing honors the soul present inside every human.
On Sukkot, we read the words of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), a person bitterly reflecting on his older years. Does aging have to be negative, calling everything that brings pleasure pointless?
A poem on the inconsistency of time passing.
“So teach me to number my days / Savor the music of the birds / Entwine my branches with those of others”
“Shine to me, stars. / There’s too much light.”
“World events do not recognize my opinions”
“My knees creak and twinge / as I bend to bless”

“Jacob gave his blessings, / although some say he faltered”

“Blessed are You, God, who turns the hearts of parents toward children”

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