Rosh Ḥodesh Shevat, a prayer-poem by Trisha Arlin

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Rosh haShanah la-Ilanot (Tu biShvat), Rosh Ḥodesh Shəvat (שְׁבָט)

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayers as poems, English vernacular prayer, שבת שירה shabbat shirah

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	Eternal One-ness, Living outside of time Blessed HaMavdil, The One Who Divides:
	We imagine that long ago We might have been afraid When the moon disappeared. It was so dark at night Like the end of the world. We howled at the empty sky And then, like a miracle, A sliver appeared. The moon, it’s back! We gave thanks for the new moon.
	Did you know that in the fifties The United States Government Considered blowing up the moon Right out of the sky Just to freak out the Russians? But smart people decided it was too dangerous And the moon was saved. We give thanks for the sane and the rational.
	This new month, Rosh Ḥodesh Shevat, The new month of winter, Begins as the month of Tevet ends. Tevet is the month of resting and darkness. Shevat is the month of days growing longer But somehow also colder, January and February. When the world seems the most devoid of life, We give thanks for the future.
	Yes, This is the month when we tell the story Of the escape from the narrow place. This is the month of Shabbat Shirah, When we sing the song of liberation. We give thanks for freedom. This is the month when we talk of wine and nuts and fruit, The New Year of the Trees. This is the month of Tu biShvat When we eat the gifts of our planet. We give thanks to the earth.
	Blessed One-ness Outside of Time, Eternal, Blessed HaMavdil Dividing time into years and days. And every month, Sharing the new moon with us. For that and so much more, we give thanks.
	Amen

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Trisha Arlin

Trisha Arlin is a liturgist, teacher, performer and student of prayer in Brooklyn, NY and was a part-time rabbinic student at the Academy of Jewish Religion (AJR), 2012-18. Trisha was the Liturgist-In-Residence during the National Havurah Committee’s 2014 Summer Institute, has served as Scholar or Artist In Residence at many synagogues where she has read, led services and taught her class, Writing Prayer. since the pandemic began, Trisha has been on Zoom teaching prayer writing, sharing her liturgy and doing readings with Ritualwell, Haggadot.com, for synagogues around the country as well as small freelance groups. She is a founding builder of Bayit’s Liturgical Arts project. Trisha received a BA in Theater from Antioch College in 1975 and MFA in Film (Screenwriting) in 1997 from Columbia University. In 2009/2010, Trisha was an Arts Fellow at the Drisha Institute. In 2011, she graduated from the sixth cohort of the Davennen Leadership Training Institute (DLTI). A longtime member of Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of our Lives, a progressive unaffiliated congregation in Brooklyn NY, Trisha’s liturgy has been used at services and ritual occasions and in newsletter there and at venues of many denominations around the world. Her work has been published in her book, Place Yourself: Words of Poetry and Intention (a collection of liturgy and kavannot. Foreword by Rabbi Jill Hammer, Artwork by Mike Cockrill. 2019 Dimus Parrhesia Press); the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion; Seder Tefillot, Forms of Prayer: Prayers for the High Holydays (Movement for Reform Judaism); B’chol Levavecha (CCAR Press); Beside Still Waters: A Journey of Comfort and Renewal (Bayit & Ben Yehuda Press); A Poet’s Siddur (Ain’t Got No Press); Studies in Judaism and Pluralism (Ben Yehuda Press) and can be found online at TrishaArlin.com, at RitualWell, and of course, the Open Siddur Project. You can support her work by buying her book, making a one time donation through PayPal @trishaarlin or monthly support via Patreon.

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