“Notes on Poverty” - poem by Hayden Carruth - placed along side, the verses that describe the humble Mincha, flour offering brought by the poor.

The Parsha begins with the commandment to not cook on Shabbat. Join us, as we take a look at a poem by Michelle Whitstone, “Women are cooking outside over the fire” - translated by the author from the Navajo.

There is such creativity in this weeks, Torah portion. How do we lift up the mundane materials in our world to create a sanctuary?

The people, Israel, I promise that if they will serve the Lord, they will be blessed with bread with water and health. Sounds like paradise.

At the top of this weeks, Torah portion we have the arrival of Yitro Moshe’s father-in-law - one particularly enigmatic word is used in the narrative, and boy does it take us to a number of different directions!

Not a simple moment standing on the precipice of the Red Sea. Are we ready to cross over?

“Family” we take our family with us as we celebrate! Moshe asked pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt together with their entire family to celebrate in the desert a holiday for the Lord.

Shimon and Levi receive harsh words about anger. Our poem? “Sapphics Against Anger” - Timothy Steele.

Does Joseph cry more than any other biblical character? In this weeks, Torah portion, the tears come immediately before he reveals himself to his brothers. How can we understand these tears if not to poetry?

Tune in for a deeply hitting poem by William Blake. We attempt to grapple with the human foible - jealousy. What is up with humans created in the divine image, yet so weak when it comes to someone else’s beautiful, technicolor dream coat?!