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Mikvah

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 adminLeave a comment

On the outside, I come out looking the same As I did before I went in. But on the inside, Everything, every thing Has been made new again. © Sarah …

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I Am

May 26, 2016 adminLeave a comment

I am the homeless man, begging for money to buy my next drink; I am the mother yelling at her child in the grocery check-out line; I am the father …

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The Middle Line

May 4, 2016 adminLeave a comment

Hello.            Goodbye. Shalom.  Yes.                         No. Maybe. Right.             …

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Gomer’s Song

April 14, 2016April 29, 2016 adminLeave a comment

O Beloved of my heart, How can it be that I know you so little, Having been bound to you for so long? You have known my beginning And you …

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A Woman’s Beauty

March 8, 2016April 14, 2016 admin2 Comments

A woman’s beauty is not found In the color of her skin, The way she fixes her hair, How she walks, Or the clothes she chooses to wear. Her beauty …

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Avodah

January 14, 2016April 14, 2016 adminLeave a comment

The stones of the altar are the foundation of my faith, Built up by the happenings of my life in all its intricate details. The wood is the tree of …

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Hide and Seek

January 5, 2016April 14, 2016 adminLeave a comment

I’m not very clever in rhyme, And I find it hard to keep metered time, But I see You everywhere. Your handiwork in your creation Your playfulness in the divine game of …

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Faith

I Wonder at The Leaves

December 26, 2015December 26, 2015 adminLeave a comment

I wonder at the leaves All shriveled and brown, Hanging from a tree Which has long been under The spell of winter’s sleep, How they cling so tightly To the …

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The “Me” Monster

December 1, 2015April 14, 2016 adminLeave a comment

There’s a dubious fellow I really wish I didn’t know. He’s the “Me” Monster. The “Me first, Me perfect, Me better-than-the-rest” Monster. A felonious, erroneous, And never harmonious monster. A …

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No Fear

November 23, 2015April 14, 2016 adminLeave a comment

“No fear,” Whispers my Beloved. He is jealous for me. He will not be crowded out By the dark sayings That seek to engulf My mind And surround me With …

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