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Embracing Joy: Adar II

“As the new moon of Adar II rises we give thanks for this double dose of delight…”
  • by Lucinda Kurtz
Adar, Adar II, Divine, joy
a crescent moon and stars seen through the lens of a cave

Looking to the Future So We Can Look to the Past

  • by Rabbi James Greene
change, Elul, growth, hope, joy
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A Poem for the High Holidays

“We are at the beginning / Of new cycles / In a world that is ours / Transcending time and space.”
  • by Amy Eisen
congregation, creation, gratitude, joy, memory
two people holding fire poi

Instructions and Blessing for Drag Queens

“Exalt the Divine within you and around you.”
  • by Alex Carter
joy, pride, pride month, Shekhinah
drag queen in pink headdress wearing a black and pink ruffled dress

Sukkah, 2022, Incomplete

“Every day we exist inside unfinished business.”
  • by Tree Smith Benedikt
children, forgiveness, joy, sukkah
woman in profile holding tree branch

Purim Breathes Into Pesakh

“What had been hidden / Became revealed”
  • by Tiferet Welch
gratitude, joy
light skinned woman with short blondish hair standing at the shor with arms wide open and sun shining on her face

Adar

“There is always hope in Adar”
  • by Ann Kanter
Adar, Esther, hope, joy, Moses
two people holding open a scroll of esther (megillah)

A Prayer for Self-Celebration

“May you know your bounty”
  • by Danielle Selber
blessing, celebration, growth, joy
tree in the center of image with light shining through, woman dancing to the right, wearing a gauzy white dress that's blowing as she dances with her hands outstretched. she has brown hair and light or olive skin.

Blessing of Love Celebrating the Respect for Marriage Act

“We celebrate the triumph / Of love over hate”
  • by Hila Ratzabi
joy, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, love, same-sex wedding, social justice
queer couple - one in a white bridal gown and one in a blue suit - embracing under a chuppah with a rabbi wearing a rainbow tallit

When Might Be Last?

“I am more aware of the fluidity of it all”
  • by Marc Jacobs
joy, love, mikveh
close up of ocean water with sunlight on the surface

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