D’varim
Reenact rescript
Reprise reshape remember
Deuteronomy
Va-et'channan
Hear, Oh Israel
Bind these words, no more, no less
The seminal prayer
Eikev
Moses’s eloquence
Recaptures God’s sustenance
Not by bread alone
Re’eih
Do not stray from Me
Be tempted or curious
For you were chosen
Shof’tim
Harness lawfulness
In society, seek out
Justice and justice
Ki Teitzei
Lean into each act
Mindful empathic conduct
The realm of mitzvot
Ki Tavo
Tithing orations
And scathing exhortations
Abominations
Nitzavim
Unified this day
Spanning all generations
Embody Torah
Sim Shalom Rosh HaShanah
Blasts of resilience
Pivot toward optimism
May you be inscribed
Ha’azinu 5784
An epic story
Poetry and metaphor
Moses’ final steps
Sukkot
Joyful harvesting
A time for every purpose
Starlit canopy
Haikus for the Chaggim
ELUL
Elul already?
These months evaporated!
Steady, set your mark.
Yom Kippur
Sweep away the crumbs
Prayer feeds today’s hunger
I find nourishment
Yizkor
Cling fast belov'd souls
Lasting fasting memories
You were gone too soon
Simchat Torah
Unroll and re-roll
The last lamed the first bet
In one seamless breath
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Simchat Torah
Dance like Miriam
Merging ends to beginnings
The cycle renews
