Keshet ["rainbow" in Hebrew] is a national grassroots organization that works for the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Jews in Jewish life. Led and supported by GLBT Jews and straight allies, Keshet offers resources, trainings, and technical assistance to create inclusive Jewish communities nationwide. . The very first thing we did [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Preferred Pronouns and Queer Spaces–Keshet Training, Part I
Posted in General, tagged gender, keshet, language, orientation, pronoun, queer, space, training on March 27, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Where the water begins
Posted in Poetry, tagged farm, farming, poem on March 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am blessed to be able to do things like travel with students to an organic farm in Pauma Valley, California. We just finished our first full day, and I should be sleeping. Instead, here is my “report” from the field. . On a farm you wake up early and go to sleep early. The [...]
In the Rain
Posted in Poetry, Writing, tagged blessing, poem, rain on March 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Looking forward and looking back. Tonight it’s pouring in New York. A woman panhandling on the subway this evening said, “Smile—the rain’s not so, so bad. At least it washes off everything.” Agreed. Here’s another piece from the past. . The first time I can remember was with Betsy, in Texas. It was a warm [...]
“Love is poor.”
Posted in Writing, tagged childhood, love, writing on March 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Love is poor. She sleeps in the parks, and when awake, helps people in pain. Her clothes may be rags, but they flow in the wind like a wave in the sea. Her face is carressed with sunlight, her eyes shine like the stars. She doesn’t walk, she floats. She is friends with the butterflies [...]
