Type: Poem

“My fingers reached out, / my heart longed…”

“Only advice to plant first / and welcome the Messiah later…”

“I want to remember / the sunny days / the spring showers / and smiles and laughter…”

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.