Tag: Judaism

The Butterfly Commentary

Posted on by dahlial620

The last, the very last,

So richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow.

Perhaps if the sun’s tears would sing against a white stone… Such, such a yellow Is carried lightly ‘way up high.

It went away I’m sure because it wished to kiss the world goodbye.

For seven weeks I’ve lived in here,

Penned up inside this…

Continue readingThe Butterfly Commentary

My D’var Torah

Posted on by dahlial620

This speech was written by me (duh) for my Bat Mitzvah. I will be reading this to about 200 people on Saturday, February 22. In 5 days! Now it’s time for me to start freaking out. So, here’s my speech;

Hello.

One of the most interesting pieces of my Torah portion is the fact that, after God asked any…

Continue readingMy D’var Torah

Hebrew

Posted on by dahlial620

From right to left, what most people call backwards, and I call familiarity.  The language that when I speak  it, I get looks like I’m an alien.  When I write it, I get stares of shock and awe as I write in those ancient glyphs.  When I practice it, I get stares and questions of “Whoa! Could you teach me that?” or “Wow! Are you…

Continue readingHebrew