B'reshit
Reopen Torah
Codified, unmodified
Freshly refracted
Noach
Where are the righteous
Who witness God's covenant?
Immersed in rainbows
Lech L'cha
Abram and Sarai
In partnership with their God
Forge ahead in faith
Vayeira
Divine messengers
Promising fertility
In the wake of tears
Chayei Sarah
A nameless servant
sealed the covenant’s future,
Rebekah agreed
Tol'dot
Warring in my womb
Deception secures blessing
Lentil stew seals fate
Vayeitzei
Sister matriarchs
alternated conceiving,
ever competing
Vayishlach
At every crossroads,
the Divine Guide may present;
we may find blessings
Vayeishev
Bedecked, favored son
portender, no pits nor foils
divert destiny
Hanukkah | Dedication
Wispy tendrils glow
one by one dedicating
miraculous light
Mikeitz
Contentious siblings
Benjamin in the balance
resolute Joseph
Vayigash | Went Up
Weeping reunions
fully revealed I, Joseph
God sent me ahead
Vayechi
Patriarch and son
casting a giant shadow
closing Genesis
