Type: Poem

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A poetic reflection on counting the Omer
a field of golden wheat, a blue sky amd green trees in the distance

“And then all that has divided us will merge/ And then compassion will be wedded to power/ And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind.”

Sunlight filtering through a lush green forest canopy, highlighting tall trees and bright leaves.
A poem about haroset, a mixture of apples, nuts and wine, symbolic of the mortar out of which the Hebrew slaves made bricks
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Determining what should be, could be, and what is enough.
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A poem highlighting connections between generations
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A poem for the breaking of the middle matzah at the beginning of the Passover seder

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A poem dedicated to women who are crafters of tallitot

spools of thread in a loom
A poem about Miriam and women’s liberation
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A poem about the three stages of Miriam’s life. Miriam the prophet is traditionally celebrated during Nisan.
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Why an orange and a shellacked challah are on the seder plate

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