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Comings and Goings – A poem for Parsha Vayetzei

November 27, 2025David Rutman

Vayetzei — And he went out (Genesis 28:10–32:3) And he went out from his homewith his stolen birthright and blessing And I went out from the East Coastwith golf pants and no particular direction. And he went out from an angry brotherand was saved by divine intervention. And I never wanted to go, buttweens have […]

In the Beginning – A poem for Parsha Breishit

October 16, 2025David Rutman

B’reishit — In the beginning (Genesis 1:1–6:8) In the beginning there was nothing andliterally everything had to be made. Now there is everything and peoplestill want more. Just yesterday I overheard someone say it tookseven days to make the world. Maybe it was on television oron a bus (though I wasn’t on a bus…) or […]