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Is this Hope?

“I place colors on flat surface during war – a break / from the news, from the story.”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
hope, war
orange and yellow flowers on a blue backdrop

An Evening Prayer in Times of Conflict

“Our God and God of our ancestors, help me find relief in sleep, and rise renewed in body and soul.”
  • by Jacqueline Goldfinger
Israel, peace, prayer, war
a person facing the sun with arms spread wide

Across the Atlantic Ocean

“I take it off when I get to the parking lot / and hide my Star of David, / cover my Hebrew tattoo…”
  • by Brasha Smith
antisemitism, Israel, war
Gold star of david hanging from branch against blue sky

A Small Offering

“Engage with those who believe in the blessings of Love and Life…”
  • by Alex Carter and Rabbi Janet Madden
Cain and Abel, hatred, Israel, peace, war
a woman stands alone walking into a grassy meadow

The Court of the Captives

“One day, / The court of the captives will convene / before the halls of power…”
  • by Alden Solovy
captives, Israel, war
clouds acrsos the skyline

Calculating and Recalculating

“May I find peace, / safety, / love.”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
God, Israel, peace, war
A metal gate featuring a Star of David

The Unanswered Questions

“I cannot be soothed / because there are / no moral answers…”
  • by Janice
ancestors, Israel, war
a woman looks up at the sky, hands in prayer at her heart

Reaching Out

“reaching toward me, / as alive and animated / as my own unimaginable heart–”
  • by Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer
ancestors, hope, Israel, peace, war
a hand reaches out to the shadows

Celebration

“the shared livestream of celebrated death, / night and day of shattered glass.”
  • by Leslie Contreras Schwartz
Israel, peace, war
Broken glass set against stones

Making Chicken Broth (and trying to metabolize the horrors of war)

“I wish I could make enough soup to nourish the broken, injured, hurting, praying, people of the world.”
  • by Elizheva
Israel, peace, war
a person eats a bowl of soup

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