One Thing I Ask {a poem}

Poetry, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 26, 2023Yom Kippur, Jewish, Jewish Life, God, PrayerComment

G’mar Chatima Tova

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 15, 2021Yom Kippur, forgiveness, spirituality, ritual, Jewish holidays, JewishComment

Earlier, up on the mountain…

I closed my eyes once more, this time reaching for the courage to ask for forgiveness and the humility to receive it, then stood and began my descent…

Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 13, 2021teshuvah, Yom Kippur, meditation, Metta, forgiveness Comment

Day After Yom Kippur {a poem}

Jewish Life, PoetryJena SchwartzOctober 2, 2020Yom Kippur, poems, poem, forgivenessComment

Day 172: Tending & Taking Care

Real Life, Jewish LifeJena SchwartzSeptember 12, 2020Concussion, parenting, High Holidays, rosh hashanah, Yom Kippur, Motherhood, motheringComment

Returning

Inhale. Exhale. Thought thought thought thought thought. Leaves fluttering. Eyes heavy. Inhale. Exhale. Car warm. Drowsy. Thought thought thought thought. Inhale. Exhale. Temptation to check timer. Inhale. Exhale. And then, finally, the chime. Aaaaaaaah. I did it.

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