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Thunder would follow me all my days, stern reminder and sharp rebuke.
The Resting of the Land. Shabbat Ha’retz. Thinking about Sabbath. Emily Dickinson…
The Torah portion that talks about the resting of the land in the seventh year and in year 50. Emily Dickinson. What does it mean to observe a Sabbath? Her poem? Some keep the sabbath going to church I keep it, staying at home.
ParSHAt Acharei Mot
The Israelites are on the precipice of entering their next big stage. They triumphantly walk out of Egypt mid day. Are they ready? Is there a procedure? OK
What is it about royalty? Thousands of years we have this idea of a king, have a queen. What is it about royalty that we are so enamored with anything that has to do with the crown?
Let’s talk about stones!
Looking at Toldot through the lens of Harjo’s Once the WorldWas Perfect
So, not easy to say Goodbye!
Howe, Owen, and two readers who will not budge over the Akeidah.
Lech Lecha through the lens of Miles’ poem “Family.”
Derek Walcott/Noach
What is our appetite? What is the hunger to know?
It’s that time of year again. Join us as we take a look at a poem by Jenny George “One-Way Gate”. It evokes connections to our liturgy of how we pass before the Lord judged one by one.
ParSHAt Balak, Miller Oberman
Poor Moshe. Attacked by his very own cousin! Who then is swallowed up by the earth! Oh my. Our home, “Our Cousin from Lublin” is quite the interesting match. Take a listen...
Shelach/Yehiuda Amichai
Join Adrienne and Rivy for a lively conversation about the desert. We will read the poem by Josephine miles and we will explore the idea of what does it mean for the people Israel to venture forth into the desert on the way to the promised land.
This is the year of the census. This is the ParSHA of the census and now we’ve got the poem of the census. What’s with all the counting?
What is land? Why must it rest? What is America?