זַ֖יִת טָרָ֣ף בְּפִ֑יהָ: A Torn Olive Branch in her Mouth: Israel, Democracy and Us / Rabbi Noa Kushner / Kol Nidre 5784

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The Israeli flags, a hallmark of the protests, are in full display
A sea of hundreds of people gracing the Tesla entrance, chanting “Democracy,”
full-throated, on behalf of Israel,
a sight I never imagined I’d see

A few of the Israeli flags graze the top of my head as I stand
And I’m reminded of the feeling of being under a huppah, a wedding canopy
Only this wedding, this covenant is with the future of Israel

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The Snake and the Garden: לִשְׁמֹ֕ר אֶת־דֶּ֖רֶךְ עֵ֥ץ הַֽחַיִּֽים To guard over the way of the tree of life / Rabbi Noa Kushner Rosh Hashanah 5784