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The Jewish Writing Project title: The Jewish Writing Project | Exploring what it means to be Jewish

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Long Grief

by Pam Adelstein (Newton, MA) There used to be much to do. Recite the Mourner’s Kaddish daily. Phone calls, waiting on hold, forms, estate management. Sorting and donating Dad’s personal goods. Panicked phone calls and texts from my mother. Explaining … Continue reading ...


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by Joe Tradii (Nine Mile Falls, WA) Sometimes during services my mind begins to wander away from the prayers on the page. I try  to shepherd it back, but my focus only desires to roam freely upon the current. Closing … Continue reading →


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Kotel

by Jonathan Memmert (New York, NY) Piled stone remnant.  Time stilled in your stance,  presence before me as I presence before you. It doesn’t matter how many times how many came before, how many will come after. Tallis shrouded facing … Continue reading →


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On Rambam Street

by Lillian Farzan-Kashani (Santa Monica, CA) That’s where we fell in love Clutching each other closer  Up until the very last moment  Beneath a blanket of stars in Herzliya Our very own magic carpet ride  Insatiable no matter how much … Continue read...


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Each morning

After The Composition by Lee Krasner (USA) 1949 by Barbara Krasner (Somerset, NJ) Each morning I study remaining pemphigus lesions, each a disk of genetic memory on a roadmap. I scrape at their composition, want the navigation to be smooth and … Continue reading →...


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