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Barren Womb
Today's audio poem questions the assumption that Sarah's childless state was a problem. Could it instead have been a plan? Listen in for my take.
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Tzivia Gover
Shhh...there's inspiration in that silence
Re-reading 'The Red Tent,' reading into Hagar's story, and an invitation to listen to the silences between the lines for the story that's yours to tell…
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Tzivia Gover
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Walking with Abraham
Sarah and Abraham, it seems, were always walking somewhere. Today's poem imagines their conversation as they went.
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Tzivia Gover
So, Abraham
Listen now (2 mins) | One verse from Genesis, along with some research into the trees in the Bible launched today's poem.
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Tzivia Gover
In This Beginning
Even Genesis offers more than one version of the creation story. Here's another.
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Tzivia Gover
The right time of year for going in circles
Beginnings, Endings, and (More) Intentions. Plus the reason there's no poem this week.
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Tzivia Gover
Return to Your Senses
An audio feature about this week's Torah portion including what the Hebrew language reveals about the spiritual power of the 5 senses, and a simple…
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Tzivia Gover
But first, they were two people in love
Today’s poem takes place long before Sarah and Abraham were matriarch and patriarch; before their epic journey, and before they even had their new…
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Tzivia Gover
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August 2023
Give me shelter
This week we weave forgotten stories together with the words that were left behind to create moments of refuge; plus opportunities to gather in the tent…
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Tzivia Gover
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Is it just me, or was that tree more than just a tree?
The small fact that changed the way I read Sarah's story and sparked this week's poem.
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Tzivia Gover
When I dwelled on the Bible passages that alarm me, I found new reasons to celebrate Sarah, and Sukkot
A string of synchronicities (I’ve lost count how many). Facing the prohibitions in Deuteronomy. A new view of Sukkot. And the poem that got written in…
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Tzivia Gover
I was on vacation. My muse was not.
Is a love affair with a book akin to cheating? Does a writer ever really take time off?
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Tzivia Gover
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