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“Wavering candlelight / illuminates our lament…”
A single lit candle burning in the dark with a bright flame and black background.
“Rain clouds mass above, / so we race towards rows of stiff backed chairs…”
Watercolor painting of roses and greenery draped on a wooden structure under a cloudy sky.
A reading for passing the Torah through intergenerational family members.
A group of women in a temple gather for a ceremony, one holding a baby wrapped in a green blanket.
“Chop and mix in the well-worn wooden bowl handed down for at least six generations now…”
An elderly hand gently holds a childs hand, symbolizing care and connection across generations.
Bris Dam Doros means a Covenant with the Blood of Generations. In this form of bris, blood is spilled to seal the covenant—but not the blood of the child, but rather the blood of the parent/s…
baby hand holding adult finger
“We are here together.  We survived the rain together.  / It was not a deluge and no trees fell…” 
A tree-lined path covered with fallen autumn leaves under a clear blue sky.
“When my grandfather died, his body swelled again / fluid filled him, drowning him from inside.”
a pair of glasses sit on an open book
“Only advice to plant first / and welcome the Messiah later…”
brown carob pods hang from a green tree

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