Categories for Keshet

To Those in the Narrow Place

I live in the narrow place — or so I’m told.  We are all navigating narrow places. After all, as Rebbe Nachman once said, “The world is a very narrow bridge, and the important thing is not to be afraid.” And yet, I have been blessed to know people who…

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Turn It and Turn It

The Rabbinic Sage Ben Bag-Bag wrote, “Turn it and turn it, for  everything is in it” (Pirkei Avot 5:22). I hold this text as one of my  favorites. There is such immense power in reflection, in looking  at something seen hundreds of times and finding something new.  The text has not changed; we…

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When Joy Feels Far Off, Purim Is an Invitation

There is not just one story of Purim, but one of the many stories of Purim that is resonating with me this year is the story of the rapid shift from “אבל גדול ליהודים, צום ובכי ומספד/Great mourning for the Jews; as well as fasting, crying, and eulogies” (Esther 4:3)…

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Let Us Be Like the Trees

The seed is hope for a better futureThe trunk is strength we get from the pastThe roots are what bind us togetherThe fruit reminds us to keep dreaming After a ten year journey, I will finally be having top surgery this Tu B’Shvat, the new year for the trees. It’s…

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“In 15 Minutes, My Future Changed”

These days, the only thing I feel certain about in our country is that nothing at all is certain. As I watch the new administration swiftly and deliberately attempt to dismantle decades of hard work for social justice, the scope of what and who may soon be targeted by hateful…

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