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“I leave my safe haven / this night of purity and sighs”
close up of fig tree leaves and branches against blue sky
A complete ritual for releasing frustration and anger in nature.
woman standing in a forest clearing
“temples of leaves / firmaments of roots”
orchard at dawn
“It’s the kavanah of Shabbat, / not the halakha / which moves me.”
deer on forest path
A blessing for a day with clean air.
Open window with white frame
“…I wish to take a redcedar frond, salal and spirea, and pacific crab apple and bring them together…”
redcedar branches
“The next day, returning from a hike Shabbat afternoon, the time of ra’ava d’ra’avin, desire of all desires, a tune came to me, the Juan the Fuca nigun.”
a pacific beach with a line of trees and a large rock
“Have you ever witnessed starlings / swirl above landscape”
Watercolor painting by Cathleen Cohen showing Hebrew letters in different colors and shapes swirling like a flock of birds flying.
“the prayer was dance”
light skinned young woman in a forest, hair blowing in the wind, arms swinging as if she is dancing. she wears a torqouise blue long tank top and jeans, and has long straight light brown hair.

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