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“We are here, / in the Garden, / knocking on Your gates.”
A stack of rocks on a desert landscape with distant mountains under a clear blue sky.
“When I pray for peace, help me stay raw…”
A dirt path lined with olive trees and stone walls leads through a scenic landscape under a clear blue sky.
For recently released hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damar,and Doron Steinbrecher
Mountain landscape with dramatic skies, sunbeams breaking through clouds, and silhouetted pine trees in the foreground.
“we pray for healing the minds and hearts of those newly released…”
A vast, empty field under a bright blue sky filled with scattered fluffy clouds.
“There are mystical colors spelling peace…”
Dramatic sky with sunbeams breaking through fluffy, dark clouds against a vibrant blue backdrop.
“For more than a year now, / you’ve been with me everywhere…”
Corner of a stone building with two windows, featuring a textured, sunlit facade.
“Your story is not over; your life is larger than this. / We’re listening.”
three women embracing, shot from behind, two holding sprigs of babys breath
“The world is a narrow bridge, we sing in response /  But we are not afraid.” 
Rabbi Haviva dressed in white sits with protestors
“May the souls so callously severed from their bodies find shelter, refuge, in the hidden space beneath Your wings.”
three autumn leaves
This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.
a breeze goes through blades of grass against a blue sky

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