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

A beautiful kavannah (intention) for lighting Shabbat candles.

This powerful poem takes us into Sarah’s inner world.

“Abraham sat all night with the body of his beloved that he bathed tenderly…”

“I’m drilling / into darkness / to where the rabbis’ promise / flickers still.”

“How can a body survive so much spilled blood?”

“In this grove that awakens in me forgotten tears of grief…”

“In Hebrew, shakan, dwelling place, often referred to a royal residence. / The rabbis gave it a feminine ending: Shekhinah. Divine mother.”

“Grant me the wisdom to lead with conviction like my mothers Miriam and Deborah”

“G–d of Sarah, / G–d of Rebekah, G–d of Rachel / and G–d of Leah, who passed their crowns / of ringlets to me”