Type: Poem

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“I strive to generate some forgiveness / for the failures of my growing up life…”
a person walks on a beach alone, towards the ocean
“And still, here we are again / clutching to an ancient book / that has traveled through time / from bitterness to joy…”
an open Torah scroll
“When I open my mouth no sound comes out..”
a person in shadow bent in grief
“Rain pours through the schach open to the stars…”
Two people decorating an outdoor sukkah with greenery, under a wooden roof, with a table of supplies nearby.
“My fingers reached out, / my heart longed…”
a group of people dancing with the Torah
“Only advice to plant first / and welcome the Messiah later…”
brown carob pods hang from a green tree
“I want to remember / the sunny days / the spring showers / and smiles and laughter…”
sunlight over green fields and hills
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two people sitting on a bench
“We come from the Ayn Sof as broken shards of creation…”
a picture of the cosmos, a swirling round planet
“This is the year the answers can’t be simple, won’t come / quickly.”
a sculpture of people praying at the Kotel

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