Type: Poem

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“even the / darkest, coldest winter still gives way to spring…”
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“No words can describe it. / The first time I held her on my chest…”
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“We will collect ourselves; / We will gather in; / We will reassemble…”
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“As the new moon of Adar II rises we give thanks for this double dose of delight…”
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“I know You’re up there, /but I’ve been down here. / Do you see the things I see?”
silhouette of a man in prayer
“Your dancing words / ground me…”
An open book with text in Hebrew, pages fanned out against a black background.
“May we all drive well through sun and clouds, and whatever else God has in store– and may we all, soon and safely, arrive.”
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“Prayer, the sacred blessing where all our limbs can be rewoven / returning us into our whole…”
Silhouette of a woman standing by the ocean at sunset, with cliffs in the background.
“Soon, the glory of the divine will appear / so naturally, and so inconspicuously…”
a Magnolia tree blossoming
“There is a time to make war, / there is a time to make peace. / In each soul both sing.” Listen to the tune hardest to hear.
a peace sign painted on a stone

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