When the sandbox is overturned
And the cucumber shoots are heavy with tiny crystals
I chant summer summer summer
And walk upstairs
This is how it is now:
I lose my patience over and over
Only to find it waiting for me
Calling me
Not by my name
But by the name mother.
Alicia Jo Rabins is a writer, musician and Torah teacher based in Portland, Ore. She currently is working on a memoir. Her second poetry book, “Fruit Geode,” will be published by Augury Books in October.
West Hollywood gallery hosts a charity art exhibition of female Jewish artists, “Women of Valor: In The Land of Milk and Honey.” Proceeds from the event will benefit women victims of trauma and sexual violence in Israel.
Perhaps, since October 7th, a fifth generation has surfaced. Young Jews determining how (not if) Jewish tradition and beliefs will play a role in their own identity and the future identities of their children.
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