"Judaism has never been solely a religion to me. It’s a people, a culture, and a religion, kind of like a state of being. It helps me locate myself in the world."

Beautiful haikus written by BWC members at the A Bisl: Haiku Workshop and Haiku Shabes.
Rest and savor the moment in community at our upcoming Shabes, Beloved Animal Shabes, this Friday at 6pm. Pet-friendly & family-friendly. Click here to register.
Shabes flames kindle
Steadily lighting the dark
Of a Covid night
Elaine Barlas
An old friend now gone
a small candle flickering
a thin pale moon's tears
Naomi Isler
large gray rocks make a wall
mortarless spaces in-between
make landscapes
Marie Ariel
I wanted the wind
but spring came in the silence
with its green longing.
Madeleine Lourie
radiant ephemeral sculptures
made of ice and snow
remain frozen in photos & haiku
Marie Ariel
The tulips heard the
Buddha say make of yourself
a light, so they did.
Madeleine Lourie
Snow flurries drifting
Wafted on eddies of wind
Float to the cold ground
Elaine Barlas
Under the water
the flowers are cool and still.
Life is everywhere.
Madeleine Lourie
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