Topic Tags: illness

“Why am I not able to take this world of pain away from her?”

“When my grandfather died, his body swelled again / fluid filled him, drowning him from inside.”

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

A participatory D’var Torah for Parshat Beha’alotekha

Poem of gratitude on healing from illness with the support of a partner

“Blessings cannot be static; / Blessings need to be in motion”

“Binder of wounds, / Open me to / Unplanned wonder”

“To see each member of our community / With clear eyes and an open heart”  

“I see the words of my prayers / wrap themselves around you”

“Jacob gave his blessings, / although some say he faltered”