Topic Tags: generations

“To mark the haste with which we fled, / we now eat matzah for eight days”

“How mighty is our God who hears our prayers /  and guides us through the / wilderness / of doubt and anxiety” 

“My rabbi advises to seek the light in another’s eyes. And to speak of this, / you must name the other first.”

“Soft layers of quiet are my dowry…”

“Offer mercy through all eyes that see them although their intimate gaze is hidden.”

“Wavering candlelight / illuminates our lament…”

“Rain clouds mass above, / so we race towards rows of stiff backed chairs…”

A reading for passing the Torah through intergenerational family members.

“Chop and mix in the well-worn wooden bowl handed down for at least six generations now…”

A 5-part poem exploring family connections