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Devon Spier, Intention Upon Restarting the Annual Cycle of Torah Readings

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Devon Spier, Intention Upon Restarting the Annual Cycle of Torah Readings

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remember
your generations
not in the red of your blood
but the sudden light thud
of parchment and paper
turning

ever the margins
ever the spaces between these letters
ever the old new words colliding
ever the quiet thunder of moving

ever a turning!

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Intention Upon Restarting the Annual Cycle of Torah Readings

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remember your generations not in the red of your blood but the sudden light thud of parchment and paper turning ever the margins ever the spaces between these letters ever the old new words colliding ever the quiet thunder of moving ever a turning!

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the Negeb; and the Plain-the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees-as far as...

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and an ox and a ram for an offering of well-being to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meal offering with oil mixed in. For today the LORD will appear to...

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וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃

וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃

וּֽזֲהַ֛ב הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא ט֑וֹב שָׁ֥ם הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הָֽאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃

וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ עֲרוּמִּ֔ים הָֽאָדָ֖ם וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֖א יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃

The two of them were naked, the man and his wife, yet they felt no shame.

Then the man said, "This one at last Is bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh. This one shall be called Woman, For from man was she taken."

The gold of that land is good; bdellium is there, and lapis lazuli.)

the LORD God formed man from the dust of the earth. He blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.

On the seventh day God finished the work that He had been doing, and He ceased on the seventh day from all the work that He had done.

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Genesis is a book about creation, destruction, and rebuilding. In what ways are you a part of this cycle? How can you build for the good? How do you plan to partner with Gd in this upcoming year?

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Moses said, "I must turn aside to look at this marvelous sight; why doesn't the bush burn...

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Ben Bag Bag would say: turn it and turn it again, for all is in it; see through it; grow old and worn in it; do not budge from it, for there is nothing that works better than it. - Avos 5, 22

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Shemot marks the transition from Abraham's family to a nation of Israelites. Moses emerges as the leader because he steps aside from his labor to notice the burning bush.

What areas of your life could use more attention? How will you "step aside" from distractions and focus on what is calling out to you?

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The sacrifices of Vayikra brought the people closer to community and to Gd. We no longer make sacrifices, instead our rituals and prayers serve this purpose.

How have rituals and prayers bought you closer? Are their rituals you'd like to try for the coming year?

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Those are the Waters of MeribahbI.e., "Quarrel"; cf. Exod. 17.7 and note b there.-meaning that the Israelites quarrelled with the LORD-through which He...

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Moses and all the Israelites who knew slavery are told they will not enter the Land of Israel.

We all experience disappointment, especially for something we work hard for and aren't able to achieve. How do we handle disappointment?

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On and On (L'dor v'dor) by Nefesh Mountain

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On and On (L'dor v'dor) by Nefesh Mountain