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“Will my God turn on the light in this dark room?”
dandelion lying on pavement
“Grief and memory hold hands / as, broken-hearted, we find our way through the Jewish year”
sign in hebrew that reads "yizkor" memorial - black letters on white stone
“Blessed burning of yahrzeit candle’
lit candle, thick and white, next to white petal on wood table against black background
“My mother was at peace, so I could be at peace.”
closeup of elderly woman's hands being held by younger person's hands, both light-skinned
“It was on an island of death / That my mother / Visited me.”
person with backpack on standing outdoors looking out onto a misty sky with blurry landscape in the distance
“Here is the landscape: / Shekhinah and Malkhut, / Intermingling”
water droplets on glass
“Why is it that I couldn’t know them more fully?”
black and white photo of drooping white flowers
“It is a cosmic principle … the Eternal Mystery”
Close-up of splashing water droplets with a blurred background, capturing dynamic motion and fluidity.
Poem in response to school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022
A row of lit candles with warm, glowing flames in a dimly lit setting.
“We will return to you, / you will return to us.”
Close-up of green grass blades with a warm, blurred sunlight background.

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