Type: Poem

Rabbi Lisa S. Greene’s Vidui captures the struggles of 2024.

“We come from the Ayn Sof as broken shards of creation…”

“This is the year the answers can’t be simple, won’t come / quickly.”

This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.

“In this new year, let us bring our potential to bear.”

This version of the ‘Unetaneh Tokef’ prayer refers to the atrocities that took place on Oct. 7.

“I squeeze the etrog and smell it, and my heart swells. / The mitzvah is to take the dare…”

“My path is not a straight line / but rather an ever evolving circle…”