Blessing for Rosh Ḥodesh Adar, by Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit
Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=30160
open_content_license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Date: 2020-02-10
Last Updated: 2025-03-29
Categories: Rosh Ḥodesh Adar (אַדָר) Alef & Bet
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Prayers as poems, תחינות teḥinot
Excerpt: A blessing for announcing the new moon of Adar, for Rosh Ḥodesh Adar, and for the whole month. . . .
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Blessing for Rosh Ḥodesh Adar
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May we be the poppy seeds in each other’s hamentaschen
this year
may the world be sweet to the taste
soft to the touch
and moonlight to the eyes
and redemption to the soul
may we design contests in which we all win
may we design beauty contests to which each moment
is a contender
may we all be blessed with cousins who have our backs
and who would fast on our account
may we recognize when we are Esther
when we are Mordecai
and when we are Aḥashverosh
may we keep remembering to forget to remember
may we each and may all of us appear at the banquet of our lives
wearing the crown of our royalty
and whatever the hell else we choose
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A juicy, playful poem for connection and redemption.
A blessing for announcing the new moon of Adar, for Rosh Ḥodesh Adar, and for the whole month.
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Contributor: Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit
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Name: Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit
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