Sep 16, 2020 | Judaism, Nature, Poems, Social Justice, Uncategorized
Beloveds ~ This message will be brief—a new poem to welcome the turning of the year. And what a year it has been! However these words find you, I pray they bring you peace. Sowing in Tears Set your griefs upon the altarof the coming year.May every tear release....
Apr 23, 2020 | Counting the Omer, Poems, Social Justice, Uncategorized
Dear Friends ~ I hope this finds you well. Last night I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Paul Zeitz on his Facebook Live Chat, Waging Optimism. For those who missed it, here is a link to the hour long conversation. We explore topics of despair and grief, hope and...
Apr 8, 2020 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Poems, Publications, Uncategorized
Dear Friends ~ I hope my words find you and yours safe and in good health. Here we are. Another holy week, another Passover fast upon us, and we are in in the midst of a global pandemic, a plague of epic proportions. Although I don’t know exactly what life will...
Dec 13, 2019 | Judaism, Poems, Social Justice, Uncategorized
A video message, with text, inviting all to participate in the 2020 political process with joy.
Jan 3, 2019 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Poems, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Workshops
Dear Friends~I enter 2019 with courage for the struggles ahead and hope for victories large and small. To that end, I send a poem, a prayer.My Victory(companion to Psalm 18, David’s Victory Song)My victory is your victory, is ourvictory, is the one talethat wants to...
Jun 18, 2018 | Nature, Poems, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Workshops
Dear Friends ~ Those of you who have written in my kitchen with me or have read Through the Gates, know that the tiny house wren figures prominently in the chorus of inspiration we find here in spring. I am pleased to say the wrens are back this year, although they...