Posts Archives – Yakira Shimoni Fulks Art https://kirasart.com/category/posts/ Original Art, Poetry and Books by Kira Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:37:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://kirasart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/K-1-Logo-1-©Yakira-Shimoni-Fulks—Kira-Art-and-Poetry-—-Site-Icon-100x100.jpg Posts Archives – Yakira Shimoni Fulks Art https://kirasart.com/category/posts/ 32 32 Simchat Torah—שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה https://kirasart.com/simchat-torah-%d7%a9%d6%b4%d7%82%d7%9e%d6%b0%d7%97%d6%b7%d7%aa-%d7%aa%d6%bc%d7%95%d6%b9%d7%a8%d6%b8%d7%94/ https://kirasart.com/simchat-torah-%d7%a9%d6%b4%d7%82%d7%9e%d6%b0%d7%97%d6%b7%d7%aa-%d7%aa%d6%bc%d7%95%d6%b9%d7%a8%d6%b8%d7%94/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:22:37 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18646 This Saturday evening begins the holiday of Simchat Torah, שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה, “the joy of the Torah.” On Simchat Torah, we read the final words of Deuteronomy and immediately begin again with Genesis, Bereshit. There is no pause between ending and beginning. The cycle is never-ending. There is a beautiful meaning hidden in this cycle. The […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/the-season-of-our-joy/feed/ 0 Rosh Hashanah 5787 https://kirasart.com/rosh-hashanah-5787/ https://kirasart.com/rosh-hashanah-5787/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:59:44 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18495 Shabbat Shalom, Shana Tova U’Metuka to All 🔯🙏💐שבת שלום ושנה טובה ומתוקה 🍎🍯❤️ On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, September 9, 2018, Asaf and I released our song “13th Sphere.” In 1999 I had a dream. I was walking at night on a hill facing the Wailing Wall. The night was dark, but the mountain […]

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]]> https://kirasart.com/rosh-hashanah-5787/feed/ 0 A Poetic Gift https://kirasart.com/a-poetic-gift/ https://kirasart.com/a-poetic-gift/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:25:36 +0000 https://kirasart.com/?p=18341 What a beautiful gift arrived in the mail today from far across the sea: a thoughtful collection of poetry from my dear friend Jasper Kesteloo, an aviation psychologist from the Netherlands. Jasper’s poems reflect on love, faith, spirit, and the deeper ties that connect us as human beings. The spaciousness between the lines gives each […]

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