Type: Poem

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“When we speak the truth to power – saying, this is who we are / We reach back to help those still stifled in Mitzrayim, or poised / Uncertain at the shore.”
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“Exalt the Divine within you and around you.”
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“Every day we exist inside unfinished business.”
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A poem on counting the years with your grandchildren.
children in silhouette playing on the rocks
A prayer for understanding when faced with antisemitism
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“Through the hundreds of mitzvot / You are trying to teach us / How to live a life / In reverence of interconnection…”
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“And wherever there is Pride, there is hope. / And wherever there is hope, there is joy. / And wherever there is joy, there is life. / And that life is sweet, and full of love.”
pride flag against a blue sky with white clouds
“Shabbat holds / Herself open. / All we need do / Is breathe, / And receive Her.”
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“May our breaths continue / And our health and the health of all / Be preserved / In this time of haze, fire and climate disaster.”
dandelion fluff blowing against a cloudy sunset sky
“May memory be a protective seawall / to re-call me: / it’s all about the breath.”
calm woman with eyes closed

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