Type: Poem

A special tree inspires a sacred moment.

“Stop our hearts from breaking / put the broken pieces together again.”

“It’s easy to see that / HaShem is asking for a lot”.

“I do not know the right answer. / I do not know how to end hatred.”

“may the day arrive / when every life is a treasure…”

“Abraham sat all night with the body of his beloved that he bathed tenderly…”

“The pause is mine. Hamotzi. All mine…”

“On Hanukkah, I light candles for them…”

” And when this holiday ends, another flame will rise and fall, and another, and another…”