Type: Poem

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“We embody the journey / Of seven times seven”
person standing in silhouette against reddish dark sky, holding a flame
“Have you ever witnessed starlings / swirl above landscape”
Watercolor painting by Cathleen Cohen showing Hebrew letters in different colors and shapes swirling like a flock of birds flying.
“We must bring / What we have / In order to / Rebuild”
person facing sunset with gray clouds on the horizon
“What had been hidden / Became revealed”
light skinned woman with short blondish hair standing at the shor with arms wide open and sun shining on her face
“A loving reminder / To hold myself with compassion”
Person in a white shirt holding their chest with both hands outdoors at sunset, suggesting chest pain.
“we dance into / promised land”
close up of traffic light at yellow in front of brick building
“There is always hope in Adar”
two people holding open a scroll of esther (megillah)
“what I really need to work on is letting in”
white hand holding lit candle in small glass jar
“My grandchild, at three, is imperious”
small white boy in orange t-shirt playing with toys at a table
“Meet me anywhere / Where G-d stays hidden behind the veil”
light filled field with closeup of tall yellow grasses or flowers

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