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A poem marking the 40th day of fighting after the attacks on October 7th.
a thunderstorm in a dark sky
“sparking hope / for a engulfing glow to illuminate all peoples / through love…”
the moon looms over the mountains in a deep blue sky
a family heirloom photo
“We are with each other. We are not alone. / We will do what we have always done.”
An Israeli flag over Jerusalem
“I am left with only my own thinking heart / in this nightmare humanity has dreamt / for itself.”
dark clouds hover over the hills
“Seeking an impossible calm, we bed / down our gardens for the winter, / wishing we too could sleep soundly.”
the sun shines through the sky on an autumn path
This powerful poem was written during the Yom Kippur war in 1973.
Clouds above the city of Jerusalem
“When I raise my voice in anger, help me see the Divine Spark in my opponent.”
sunlight shining on an open field
“Today, I call for hope. / Tomorrow, I call for peace. / Forever, I call for justice”
Two men hugging
The poet frames the loss of life in Israel and in Gaze with this powerful liturgy
man bringing flowers to grave in cemetery

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