The soul, says Amichai Yehuda in this Rosh Hashanah poem, knows that, for everything there is a season. The body, on the other hand, gets the seasons all muddled up.
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Tag Archives: Rosh Hashanah
Theoretically, a Season for Everything
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Rosh Hashanah: Weave Real Connections
Marge Piercy poem about gardens functions as a reflection upon how we spend out time and work. It’s appropriate, in other words, for Rosh Hashanah.
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High above Flood & Fire Ye Held the Scroll
Emma Lazarus writes a Statue of Liberty-type poem celebrating Rosh Hashanah.
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How Rosh Hashanah Is Like Swimming
Poet Enid Shomer describes Rosh Hashanah as a swimmer beginning on the surface but eventually sinking deep within the water/rituals.
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Entering the Days of Awe
Spiritual Sunday Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time of year when Jews do a spiritual self assessment and take upon themselves responsibility for the sins of the world. As the “days of awe” commence this coming Wednesday, I went looking for a good Rosh Hashanah poem. I found an excellent one by […]
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