D'varim
Leafing through the past
With the lens of the present
Essential Torah
Va-et'chanan
Lifelong instructions
For My treasured peoplehood
Is a complex task
Eikev
As your Guardian
Of guaranteed safe passage,
You remained unworn
R'eih
See between choices
Adept at discerning truth
Yes, altruism
Shof'tim
How judge humankind?
Hold My teachings at your side
Double down justice
Ki Teitzei
Hyper-specific
Unsettling, human rights laws
Remember all this
Ki Tavo
Powerful curses,
Foreboding consequences
Let us say AMEN
Nitzavim/Vayeilech
The heart of Torah
Is not baffling nor distant,
Ever-present choice
Haazinu
Hear Moses' fervor
We were borne on Eagles' wings
Our enduring Rock.
Simchat Torah - Coda
Precious descendants,
I ascend, my gaze meets yours,
At peace, a last breath.
Rosh Hashanah
This is my practice
Of fresh-sweetened intentions
These are my people
Yom Kippur
In 24 hours,
Indulgent contemplation
Center and reset
Yizkor
Starry beams of light
Buried amidst memories
My constellations