Type: Poem

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When do we lament? / I looked through all my poetry / To find one to share / As a new retelling of / Our communal lament

 
Person in orange jacket writing in a journal while sitting outdoors.

I am here, standing in the desert. / I wear heavy clothing that will protect me from bullets, / but not from my hurting heart.

footsteps in sand

“Adonai, how beautiful is Your name”

white flowers
“we are noticing / we are shivering / we are dancing!”
Two women hold a protest banner in a city street with a crowd and buildings in the background. Black and white image.

“Your struggle is your strength”

shot of Jerusalem on a sunny day with barbed wire in the foreground

“We come to drink / Sacred waters”

View into a stone well with green leaves and water reflecting the sky at the bottom.

Mourning the decay of a once vibrant synagogue in Libya

A historic synagogue with a worn exterior, featuring a Star of David and tablets, under a clear blue sky.

“Our eclipsing nation shadows me …”

A person stands on a hill, gazing at the star-filled night sky and the Milky Way galaxy, with a shooting star above.

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