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DATE HARVEST

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As Sukkot is approaching, I'm grateful that my new poem Date Harvest was published today with the Jewish Journal.

NE'ILAH: LEAVING THE CLOSING GATES OPEN

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These are some of the thoughts I shared this morning at a shiva minyan, and I'm sharing them here as a brief kavannah as we go into Yom Kippur.  

JERICHO and A NARROW BRIDGE

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I had two poems with Ritualwell.org before the holidyas -- Jericho is a short reflection on what can be difficult about the act of forgiving, of making teshuva, and A Narrow Bridge appeals to our courage and trust to return and forgive despite unresolved matters. 

GEULAH / REDEMPTION

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The team at Haggadot.com has included some of my Amidah-inspired poems in their High Holiday booklets -you can find Geulah /Redemption here , and it redirects you to Slicha / Forgiveness.