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Though the Faucet is Yet to Turn Again

This new poem uses the imagery of water through a faucet to capture the feeling of waiting for the captives to be released.
  • by Adva Chattler
captives, Israel
a water droplet

How To Survive the Day When It Feels Like the Whole World Is Against You

“Try not to think / of the children who are not getting their baths, / who are not getting their parents.”
  • by Talya Jankovits
antisemitism, Israel, war
person wearing brown tallit silhouetted against the sunset

Ivri

“There is a line / drawn by darkness, emboldened by Evil, itself…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
Israel, Shekhinah
sunshine through a giant cloud illuminating the sky

A Mother in the Dark

“We are looking for you. / We will not let you go.”
  • by Jennifer L Solomon
captives, Israel, war
A woman's silhouette in the window

The Hidden Light

This new poem honors the complex feeling of Hanukkah this year, 2023/5784.
  • by Cyd Weissman
hanukkah, Israel, light
a silver and blue dreidl

Who Frees the Captive

“How do we choose who will live or who will die, what measure do we use / to free them and ourselves from this nightmare…”
  • by Martha Hurwitz
captives, Israel, war
two hands reaching to the heavens

Tikkun HaLev (Repair of the Heart)

“How can a body survive so much spilled blood?”
  • by Ellen Blum Barish
Israel, peace, sarah, torah, war
a rose against blackness

Unconcealing the Light

“As Eccesiastics cracked open / the chests of us all / as we watched Sukkot burn…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
Israel
light coming through trees

For the Release of the Bound: A Prayer for the Captives In and Beyond Us

“Blessed are You, Creator of the Universe, who frees the bound.”
  • by Devon Spier
captives, Israel
trees on the hillside

Banish Darkness, Bring on the Light (Hanukkah 5784)

“The hills of Judea howl with anger. My heart burns like the end of a match…”
  • by Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein
Israel, war
lighting hanukkah candles

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Reclaiming the Hebrew Goddess and Writing Her Anew

Dive deep into the legacy of the Hebrew goddess! Through thoughtful reflection and inspired creative writing with guided writing prompts, discover where her secrets are hidden and reclaim her for your own. Six sessions starting December 14, 2023.

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