Vayikra 5784 Haikus

March 4, 2024Helene Kohn

Vayikra                                                         

A bull, sheep, dove, meal
Plead for my expiation
God will tend my fire

Tzav 

Envision fire, ash
Theatre of sacrifice
Raising and praising 

Sh’mini

The laws of kashrut
Separate clean from unclean
What makes this holy?

Tazria

The infirm deserve
Tenderness, humanity,
Return from exile

M’tzora

Afflictions persist
Cleansing elusive healing
Not post-pandemic

Chol Ha-Mo’ed

Retelling stories 
As every generation
Awaits Elijah

Omer

Rosh Chodesh Iyar
A month of radiant bloom
Inching toward fullness

Acharei Mot

Draw a thread between
Ancient perplexing practice
And modernity

K’doshim

An imperative:
Repeating God’s cadences
You shall be holy

Emor

These are counting days
Tiny increments, tik tok 
One by one, sacred

B’har 

You will till and reap
Temporary ownership 
Forty-nine, then Mine

B’chukotai

What motivates you
to sustain God’s partnership?
Do not suspend faith

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