Type: Poem

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…”

“I am the Jew / I am a shofar  Calling to the world.”

Lesléa Newman uses the sestina form to capture her grief.

“Under the cover of darkness, the night is still / pulsating with possibilities…”