Purim celebrates the Jewish people’s victory over a plot to annihilate them in ancient Persia (5th century BCE). Esther, the heroine of the story, becomes queen to King Ahasuerus. When Haman, the king’s advisor, schemes to kill the Jews, Esther, with her...
To our philosopher who is so very wisepondering life’s lows and highsin the realm of ideas he dwellswith Hegel and Joyce brewing spellsand with art so refinedhe tingles my mind his love poems make my heart swell.So on his birthday let’s cheerlet’s...
Eternal One, we come here to pray,Please, grant us peaceon this Shabbat day, let our worries fadelet love draws us closefill our homes with your lightand the fragrance of roseof clovers and wineand sweet Hallah breadto rejoice in this lifewhile we grieve for our...
A people gripped in daily trauma, anguish, grief with swelling pain,little children in pajamas, andgirls young with bloody stains. In early dawn and morning light news breaks heavy, dark as night,it’s hard to breathe, the heart can’t bearanother somber...
Stormy night in Californiachill is in the airthunderclaplighting boltseagulls swervewith sudden jolt—palm trees swayin gusty breezerain on rooftopdance with ease —and here I sitin my cocoon wish you’d hearthese finest tuneson this stormy night with mewarm and...
Barbary Figs
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