Muse

We studied together, the B Mitzvah and I, about Tallit and Tefillin. Still wearing them, we sat down to write abut the experience.  What they wrote is private; this is what came to me, in words  at least. Someday, I shall  translate the words and the feeling into a wire kippah or wall hanging. 'Til then sweet readers, enjoy these words which I  share today:

Legacy inherited

Unquestioned access

to treasure most ancient.

To transmit:

To move though the generations 

from desert to shtetl

to an America which WAS the goldene medine

To ask the questions...

We studied together, the B Mitzvah and I, about Tallit and Tefillin. Still wearing them, we sat down to write abut the experience.  What they wrote is private; this is what came to me, in words  at least. Someday, I shall  translate the words and the feeling into a wire kippah or wall hanging. 'Til then sweet readers, enjoy these words which I  share today:

Legacy inherited

Unquestioned access

to treasure most ancient.

To transmit:

To move though the generations 

from desert to shtetl

to an America which WAS the goldene medine

To ask the questions...

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.

In One Day: A Poem

https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/in-one-day-a-poem

I cried out, "Why should I lose you both in one day?" Some people thought I meant you and your father I meant you and your brother. Had they asked, I would have told them. Now I tell you, my twins, Jacob, Esau...

How can You do this, God!

Every moment since You created us, Your children,

You have sacrificed...

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