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“God of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar, may the land of covenant and promise, sanctified by the children of both their sons, become an oasis of peace in a chaotic world.”

This painting is part of a series of Bereshit/Genesis paintings.

“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.”