Apr 15, 2019 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Performances, Uncategorized
Dear Ones~Well, spring is upon us. It’s nearly time to count the Omer! This year the count begins the evening of April 20, as always on the second night of Passover, and will continue through June 9, the day before Shavuot.For those of you who have not yet counted...
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...
Mar 29, 2018 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Nature, Uncategorized
The essence of the intention, in its simplest form, is that we need to know that a human being’s days are counted and numbered, with a number and a count, each and every day. And the person needs to judge and to take stock of him or herself each and every day,...
May 22, 2017 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Nature, Workshops
Dear Friends ~ I have been writing my way through the Omer again, a new book of letters and poems in the works. Between the added time at my desk (which I love) , two on-going Writing Circles and political work (which I also love), life is full. I trust yours is as...
Apr 3, 2017 | Counting the Omer, Judaism, Publications, Uncategorized
Beloveds ~ I am excited to tell you the Omer count begins next week! On the evening of April 11, second night of Passover some of us will begin a daily practice that will take us through the spring into the early days of summer. What is the Omer? Simply put, counting...
May 13, 2016 | Counting the Omer, Poems, Workshops
Dear Friends ~ Greetings from lush Philadelphia in the middle of May! This Place Every so often in the course of seasons comes a time when you know once again the place you have chosen to be is the place that has chosen you. It’s like that now in azalea time...
