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“The world is a narrow bridge, we sing in response /  But we are not afraid.” 

“May the souls so callously severed from their bodies find shelter, refuge, in the hidden space beneath Your wings.”

This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.

This version of the ‘Unetaneh Tokef’ prayer refers to the atrocities that took place on Oct. 7.

A powerful poem, remembering those whose lives were lost on October 7th

“For the length of a medical visit my imagination roamed the wreckage of another’s mind and hers, mine…” 

“they are far / unreachable / underground…”

“In truth, / I just want them home…”

“What about welcoming the / stranger, I whisper…”

“And I wish / The fields of Israel’s kalaniot — red poppies — / Were all that were needed to generate peace”