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today we publicly forgaveall who had wronged us.my voice choked,i rememberedthe one i cannot forgive does not fall in this category.the day of atonement does not atonefor the remorseless man witha warm...
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i almost wrote a poemabout biopsy resultsand Schrödinger's cat--how until i find out otherwisei do and do not have cancerous cells.instead i will tell youthat going to shul nine hoursafter the surgery...
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i saw our eyes turned tochildren's eyeswe watched in wonder the flames all clustered together--the one, burning faster than the others,twisting and bursting with kavanot.We watched the dramaof the two...
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i want to believe in a godwho is in the ten hours of sleepafter weeks of nightmares.i want to believe in a godthat somehow takes noteof my hours of singingprayers of peacelate into the night. when i...
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move the soymilk from the pantry to the fridge.kiss lots of people on the cheekmake phone calls, keep asking for help-- it's just a different kind nowbreathe deeply.feel anxious about mundane things...
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what would i do without you?i glance up at the buildingbut it does not respond.there is a red glow from the second story -an exit sign eternal lightlooking back at mein my snowy sanctuaryand it does...
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i remember walking home past the temple late at nighthow the silent building is bursting with sweet secrets.there is a ner tamid by the chapel -an exit sign, eternally illuminating a dim redinto the...
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He signs his e-mails "Dad" and I'm not sure if I'm ready for that.He is a father, which is the only thing I cannot beso I don't knowwhat he means.I don't even call my father that.My foster dad's name...
View ArticleOn the day they announced the release of Gilad Shalit
Gilad,You have spent twenty percent of your life held hostageby men who held you in as much regardas a feral cat beneath their porch.You have never been to my city,but my city has claimed you:you are...
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There was a time when they stole my languageand the only word I could say,the only word left, was "please."And I said it in words and in tearsand in other ways I won't [say].I said it and said itbut...
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