Type: Poem

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“It is by means of the dark / That the hidden light can finally be seen”
Silhouetted wildflowers against a sunset, with a soft glow highlighting delicate details in a blurred background.
“My soul bridges two rich ancient traditions”
A split image of ocean cliffs and a desert landscape with rocky hills and a lone tree.
“As this day begins its dark descent / our tongues go dry again”
view of an orange and red sunset
“We try to still this sweet / and fragile moment together”
Close-up of stacked crispy flatbreads with a bumpy texture, partially in focus.
“Seder participants select a decorated pillowcase”
a seder plate
“But there’s the funnyman, the Jew / with stubbled jaw and haunted eyes”
People at a protest holding signs in support of Ukraine with a historic building in the background.
“We break open / To all that we will encounter”
Person reading a book at a table with a glass of amber liquid in the foreground.
“My grandparents / spoke Yiddish on muddy streets”
Crowd gathered in a city square with a Ukrainian flag prominently raised in the center.
“Because they left / We live.”
Vintage family photo in a gold frame on a book, with an old suitcase in the background.
“My ancestors speak to me there in that small, windowless room”
A pile of old, assorted black-and-white and color photographs is placed in a wooden box.

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