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Tag: Poetry
The Price of Exhaustion: Lessons from Jacob and Esau
In a world that celebrates exhaustion, we can look to Jacob and Esau for a deeper lesson: we have to value what truly matters.
Boaz Davidoff
February 13, 2025
Parashat Vayishlach
Parashat Vayishlach Dvar Torah
Noticing the Trees: Two Poems by Alter Esselin
These two poems about trees by Alter Esselin teach us about wonder and gratitude. A perfect opportunity do these is Tu Bishvat.
Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks
February 11, 2025
Tu Bishvat
Tu Bishvat Reflections
Elul’s Shofar: A Poem
Elul's shofar blasts daily remind us of all we need to do to prepare spiritually for the upcoming holidays and the start of the new ...
Rabbi Suzanne Brody
September 1, 2022
Elul
High Holidays
Questions of Revelation: A Poem
Rabbi Suzanne Brody shares her poem that embraces a variety of midrashim about what happened at Sinai when we received the Torah.
Rabbi Suzanne Brody
May 20, 2022
Personal Prayer
Prayer
Revelation: A Poem
Yakira Keshet offers a poem to commemorate Shavuot, her journey to Judaism, and the presence of our souls at Mount Sinai.
Yakira Keshet
May 12, 2022
Conversion
LGBTQ+
