Topic Tags: Israel

“May the descendants of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar drink from Be’er L’chai Ro’i, the wellspring of divine nourishment…”

“Together we will recite / the only prayer this New Year; / the prayer home.”

“Only one thing have we shown: we will destroy this world if you let it…”

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

“My heart / is cracked / into more pieces / than I thought possible…”

Rabbi David Mark offers a teaching following the deaths of six hostages killed in Gaza.

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

“they are far / unreachable / underground…”

“I will teach you the melody of my Echa, together we will sit on the ground and mourn for the peace of Jerusalem.”

“Did they praise / the G-d that brought about their / most brutal response to devastation? / Or did they lament?”