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“We try to still this sweet / and fragile moment together”
“Seder participants select a decorated pillowcase”
“But there’s the funnyman, the Jew / with stubbled jaw and haunted eyes”
“We break open / To all that we will encounter”
“My grandparents / spoke Yiddish on muddy streets”
“Because they left / We live.”
“My ancestors speak to me there in that small, windowless room”
“We can’t always be brave, but we can dance.”
“You can’t bring them back, but you can learn their Torah”
“Creativity infused / Through my body / As an offering of love.”

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