The poem “Gamodei Layil” (Gnomes of the Night) by Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik, ca. 1894. . . .
Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., animistic spirits, creatures of the night, entering magical territory, evening spirits, Jewish faeries, magical beings, modern hebrew poetry, mythopoetic, night, romanticism, שדים sheydim, vilde ḥayye, where the wild things are, whimsy
A kavvanah written in preparation for an online class at the Green Sabbath Project, “Follow the Goat: using the scapegoat ritual in creating new kavvanot / sacred intentions for lighting Shabbat candles.” . . .
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Azazel, במדבר Bamidbar, candle lighting, eco-conscious, eco-feminism, כוונות kavvanot, kindling, תחינות teḥinot, טבע Teva, where the wild things are
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