Read: ‘We Dream the Dream’
November 29, 2022
As a nod to our father Jacob, who dreamed a dream of angels, we present this poem by Suzanne Sabransky.
As a nod to our father Jacob, who dreamed a dream of angels, we present this poem by Suzanne Sabransky.
In the wake of recent shootings Alden Solovy’s poem is all too timely and relevant again and speaks to our communal grief, anger and exasperation.
Rabbi Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin teaches: “On Thanksgiving, I acknowledge all that I have and pray that we will all have more to be thankful for next year.”
Rabbi Gila Colman Ruskin reconstructs the Thanksgiving celebration in her poem that bears witness to the experiences of the Wampanoag people of Massachusetts Bay.
Terry Boyle’s poem takes off on Jacob’s dream of angels ascending and descending a ladder (Genesis 28:12-22).
Tiferet Welch’s prayer/poem reflects on the stories and themes of this week’s Torah portion, Hayyei Sarah.
Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann composed this prayer for the current election season, “so that democracy can work as it should, a holy exchange between the governing and the governed.”
This “Essence” is taken from the Sourcebook for Leaders, written by Rabbi Rachel Gartner and Barbara Berley Melits, for Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing, a program created by Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women’s and Gender Studies to strengthen the Jewish identity and self-esteem of adolescent girls through monthly
Autumn becomes most evident during this month, which is celebrated in Ann Kanter’s sensual poem.
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