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Almighty God,I have known fear and I have known comfortAnd here, in this momentMy eyes are wide open My heart is wide openWith each step, my heart poundsAnd I can feel my lips stretching into a smileThe sounds of the sea are all aroundAnd the sounds of childrenLaughingPlayingRunningYou are hereAnd everywhereBetween me and this miracleIn my heartIn the winged ones above usAnd in the spray of the sea that cools my faceThis journey has been so longI have been so tiredAnd...

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Hiney Mah Tov Music by Rick Recht .הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת נשים גַּם יַחַד Hinei Mah Tov U’mah Na’im, Shevet Nashim Gam Yachad. (How good and pleasant it is for women to be together.) B'ruchot Haba'ot Music and Lyrics by Debbie Friedman Bruchot ha-ba'ot. Tachat kanfei ha-Sh'khinah. Bruchim ha-ba'im tachat kanfei ha-Sh'khinah. May you be blessed beneath the wings of Shekhina. Be blessed with love, be blessed with peace.

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“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” – attributed to Gloria Steinem Judaism requires the relentless pursuit of truth, but it also acknowledges that often this search leads us to very dark places. Some truths will make you relieved and hopeful, but others will make you furious. That’s completely fine. More than fine – it’s exactly what’s supposed to happen. That anger is what it feels like to have your eyes opened or your consciousness...