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“because the square was crowded and loud / because the melody of Shir LaShalom had ended…”

“May our work together, even and especially across our many differences, move our communities toward peace, justice, trust, and accountability.”

In memory of Renee Nicole Good, z’l, a poet and a mother

This kavanah was written in the wake of multiple acts of mass violence that have made our Hanukkah celebration feel dissonant and fragile.

“Blessed are the souls / As they leave the Temple of body…”

“Infinite Source of All, / As darkness threatens, / Enable me to join/ The Light of Redemption…”

“bullets have shattered / the land of make believe…”

“The voice of lamentation echoes across the land”

“I am tired of praying to a silent God”

“Don’t bring your flowers”