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“I want to be carried into a deep, deep salty sea of sound, rhythm, in tune with oceanic harmonies…”
a collage of multicultual faces
“All that remains to me / of my family’s life in Ukraine… / are four silver kiddush cups…”
The Story That Could Heal
“On the land / we were forbidden to light / candles, they now burn / under rocket-fire”
close up of five hanukkah candles burning in the dark
“As this day begins its dark descent / our tongues go dry again”
Tisha b’Av, Again
“But there’s the funnyman, the Jew / with stubbled jaw and haunted eyes”
Here: For Volodymyr Zelensky
“My grandparents / spoke Yiddish on muddy streets”
Oseh Shalom: For Ukraine
“Because they left / We live.”
Vigil: Relentless Nostalgia

Healing niggun set to the melody of a traditional Ukrainian lullaby

Healing Niggun for Ukraine

“Bless those fighting to protect their homeland”

Prayer for Peace in Ukraine

“G-d of compassion, / Put an end to the war in the Ukraine”

For Three Leaders, For the World

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