Julia Knobloch

I'm thrilled to share that I'm among this year's awardees of a Bruce Geller Memorial Prize/Word Grant from the Institute for Jewish Creativity.  Part of my project involves co-hosting a retreat for liturgical poetry , the first ever Heshbon HaNefesh retreat .

Last week I wrote a dvar Torah for Temple Beth Am's "Taste of Torah", on Bamidbar (May 14, 2021) In the dvar, I mention a new series of poems I've been working on, inspired by a school assignment to create a water ritual. I wrote most of the poems I have so far in the desert, because the deserts are alive, even without water. Below are a few short excerpts.