Torah Portion: Parashah

Each week, we read a different section of the Torah. Sometimes we read stories about our ancestors’ journeys. Sometimes we read details about the ancient Temple or complex lists of laws. Whatever the content, the Torah portion (or parashah) is frequently the basis for discussions and sermons at Shabbat services in synagogue and throughout the week. Torah text has also been the inspiration for many contemporary songs, poems, and prayers. 

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“I am walking / because there was no sense in staying”
woman walking barefoot in desert wearing loose striped dress with hair blowing in the wind
“Jacob teaches, / We weave / And reweave, / The narratives / Of our lives”
three candles glowing orange yellow in the dark
“We never threw our brother / into a well, but coveted / his stories and dreams”
waves rippling and crashing to shore
“What if we looked back on every / misery, if not with gratitude, / then with awe?”
young man wrapped in colorful blanket climbing mountain in the desert
“I would lean into the darkness”
silhouette of person walking in desert toward sunset
“Creation happens through the dark”
person standing small on rocky land beneath blue sky full of stars
“There is joy / At the sight / Of the white fire”
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“god sighs, if only I had / a reader in my likeness”
night sky with sweeping purple yellow blue clouds and stars in the background
“Mom, / You tried to teach me / The key to my / Heritage of resilience.”
My Mom Channeling Balaam
“This is the time of year I love”
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