Muse
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Connections: Random coincidence? Or Artist's Vision?
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"Line by line, here a little, there a little, " the poet/ess prophet/ess or priest/ess makes connections for those who can hear, only hinting and leaving breadcrumb trails for those who are seeking to find...
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Interwoven
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Weeding the bamboo "forest" in my yard gives me time to simultaneously clear my mind and ponder deep questions, such as, "How did it get like this?... -
Just Playin'
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https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/just-playin
You know when you were a child, you would just play without thinking what others would say about you?
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How is Yom Kippur like Purim?
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A midrash compares the two days, by noting that the most solemn Fast Day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, is similar to Purim: the day of feasti... -
Our Foremothers: Beautiful and Strong
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I am grateful to Artist Joanne Fink for hosting the session which inspired this poem, and for Reb Alan Kaufman for his wisdom sharing... Our Foremo... -
The Counting: an Omer Poem
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I wrote this poem several years ago, when life seemed normal and the cycles of life well known. Now, the counting of the Omer, the days until we receive the Torah ( have we ever truly received it?) are linked with other counting, and ominous countdowns. But we've been here before, too, and here we are again. Hopefully, we will learn.
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What Sets You Apart?
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https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/what-sets-you-apart
In the wilderness, the Children of Israel were given what is known as the Holiness Code: in addition to the Ten Commandments, these were ways in which we were instructed to dress, behave, eat and act differently from the surrounding peoples. One reason for this...
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Dinah Rising
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Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob, has long been a source of speculation, angst, misplaced blame, and a defiant reminder of the ills of the patriar... -
Darkest before the Dawn
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People often use the phrase, "It is always darkest before the dawn," as an attempt to comfort others when they can't find anything else to say. I h... -
Put on your Thinking Cap...
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Did you know that a kosher kippah only needs to be big enough to cover one's fist? Rabbi Susan Grossman of Columbia, MD shared that teaching with m... -
On the Fringe
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Being "on the fringe" can mean the outer periphery of a place, ideas that are quite far from the accepted norm, even land that is on the far flung ... -
The Great Redemption
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The Great Redemption
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/the-great-redemption
Redemption and renewal, after a cataclysmic upheaval : sound familiar in the year 2022? The prophetic reading for the last Sabbath of Pesach this year contains all these themes and more...
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