As I sat with words of prayer, a chipmunk raced toward me along the pathway,stopped a foot in front of me,looked all around, then in the blink of an eye swiveled and raced off the way it had come.
Had you suddenly realized you had forgotten something, little chipmunk? Had … Read the rest
אהבת עולם
הרב לואיס פוליסון
מוצאי ט׳׳ו בְּאָב תשפ״ו
נורת’המפטון, מסצ’וסטס
אדמות ילידיות של שבטי הניפמאק, הפוקומטאק, והנאָונוטוק
באַגַּן הַסַּהַר
אחרי הגשם והשמש
שרנו שירי אהבה
אהבת חסד
אהבת האדמה
אהבת העולם
תשובת היהודי
תשובת כל אדם
הוא לחזור לשורשים
כי עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה אנחנו
עם נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים
נשמת השכינה
הופכים, … Read the rest
Turning
Twice each day the sea — the scarred lungs of our planet — advancesbreathing out to erase the sins visited on the shore
Twice each day the searecedesbreathing in to offer forgivenessa chance to begin anew
Twice each day the sea upholds the Promisethat the waters will never againovertake the land… Read the rest
EUTIERRIA (Home Sweet Home)
An augury whispered at dawn, “You’ll see what your ancestors mean.” I nigh shrugged it off as unbidden, And heeded with cur’osity.
In the yard, morning sun graced my back Yet a half-smile soon fell at the sides — For something awry lent a fright, Gave … Read the rest
Opening our eyes to the water crisis
Climate change affects Israel most urgently in water shortages. The Arava Institute is perhaps the leading organization in the Middle East searching for technical and social solutions to climate mitigation, water conservation, sustainable agriculture, and related programs. Celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, … Read the rest
Abide
after Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Dukka
Love lives in the crows turning and tossing crushed Cedar branches shredded cones severed by whirring blades
Love lives in the carrying of the fallen to the outstretched arms of Maple in weaving memory to cradle new life… Read the rest
for the days when return feels like the only prayer i have left
i am a scorpio, which means i already belonged to water before i ever stood in itthat eighth house of endings, the sting that would rather turn on itself than stay trapped in a jar
but the … Read the rest
BUGS
Bugs. Cabbage moths on the collards. Decimated them. Harlequin bugs, another lover of crucifers, have taken the horseradish and turnip leaves. Squash bugs are laying eggs on the hubbard and red kuri squash, and squash borers have been eating through the stems. Some kind of beetle that I haven’t … Read the rest
Turning
The journey of teshuvah begins like a seed dropped into welcoming earth,the soul yearning to return to its root-source.
In this season of spiraling growth, aspiration shoots up like a strong stalk.Heart-leaves unroll. Desire buds, swells and unclenching, opens:the soul a disc-flower cradling its blossoms,bright ray-petals its joyous beacons.… Read the rest
For many years the wider Jewish community has come together to honor the annual process of teshuvah during Elul while reflecting on the Earth. This collection, Earth Etudes for Elul, returns again on August 14 / 1 Elul. Sign up below to receive daily emails with a poem or short … Read the rest
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