Topic Tags: Miriam

A poem and ritual for counting the Omer

This ritual honors Miriam as part pf the seder.

“Prophecy is the glue that yokes today / with tomorrow, it is one hopeful word…”

“Where is the waiting Nachshon, Prince of the tribe of Judah / who jumps into the swirling sea…”

“All of the marriages, promises all the lives and deaths behind us all the way back to the Red Sea’s crossing…”

“Make room beyond the river for my sister, who / is singing Miriam’s song…”

“Standing at the shore Miriam faced the sea to watch the threats and the pain of a million moments prior…”

A participatory D’var Torah for Parshat Beha’alotekha

“If we remember the daily count / will new paths open in the heavens?”

“She taught me to walk headlong … into impossible waters”