Type: Poem

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The text is taken completely from the source, but arranged as a found poem.
a plate of matzah and spring flowers
“I feel whole for having finally embraced / those living waters and the Jewish people and / myself.”
A gold Star of David pendant hangs from a delicate chain against a plain light background.
“There is holiness / in the face of a flower…”
close of up a purple floer
“Make room beyond the river for my sister, who / is singing Miriam’s song…”
a collage features a hand reaching towards the sun
“In Shvat, we cross a threshold / into a mysterious realm / hidden within ourselves and the deep interior of trees…”
an arbor of trees
“It’s exhausting. / Like, literally, exhausting, / being a Gen-Z Jew these days…”
a screen showing various social media icons
May the bright weekly Shabbos lights, / dispel darkness of the Jewish global crisis…”
Two lit candles, a goblet, and challah bread on a table with a teal background and glowing lights.
“I offer instead / my presence…”
sunbeams coming through the fog in the forest
“One time, we tried to learn a line dance / where we linked arms in order of the generations…”
an elderly person's hand touches a baby's foot
“In this place, this sacred place, in the Court of Justice, the Court of G-d, / we are all equal, and we are all a blessing.”
a gate through trees looking into the clouds

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