Prayer – Israel Haiku

After The Blessing

Rick Black — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:48:34 +0000

after the blessing,
the silence of the blessing
for our daughter

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Pink Oleanders

Rick Black — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 01:58:59 +0000

pink oleanders
and the waves of the sea –
may they never cease

for Hannah Senesh

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Hannah Senesh, a poet and Hungarian native, was one of 37 Jewish parachutists sent by the British Army from Mandate Palestine to try to save Hungarian Jews who were about to be deported to Auschwitz. She was captured almost immediately, tortured by the Gestapo and shot.

You can learn more about her brief life of 23 years in this trailer for the film, “Blessed is the Match.”

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Prayer Slips Lie

Rick Black — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:11:51 +0000

prayer slips lie
between the stones . . .
side by side

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At The Bus Stop

Rick Black — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:28:31 +0000

at the bus stop,
she silently whispers
a prayer

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At The Kotel

Rick Black — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 02:21:02 +0000

at the kotel,
a cell phone held up
to the stones

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“Kotel” is a special word in Hebrew that refers specifically to the Western Wall, the holiest place in the Jewish religion.

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Prayer . . .

Rick Black — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:52:04 +0000

laundry line
prayer shawls dovaning
Jewish Quarter

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A Hasid . . .

Rick Black — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 02:17:15 +0000

bunker’s lookout–
eyeing a hasid strolling past
in his prayer shawl

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