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Irwin Keller

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Sonoma County, Ca
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Rabbi, Teacher, writer, hope-monger

Sonoma County, CA * (415) 779-4914 * Irwin@irwinkeller.com

Irwin Keller

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Sea of Tears

December 2, 2023 Irwin Keller

The truth is I no longer even know what I’m crying about. At this point, I seem just to be yielding to the big blur of suffering.

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In Love & Loss, Holy Land, Torah Talk
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This Night of Truce

November 24, 2023 Irwin Keller

On this first night of truce, a prayer for more and more.

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In Holy Land, Poetry
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Prenant Parti ("Taking Sides" – French translation)

November 13, 2023 Irwin Keller

John Molineux’s French translation of “Taking Sides.”

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In Poetry, Holy Land
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Rely on Compassion

November 11, 2023 Irwin Keller

I am walking around afraid. Not always afraid of something specific. My body is fueled by adrenaline and programmed by the epigenetics of generations of ancestors whose fear responses enabled their survival and mine. My soul has fluttered right out of my body. Is there any solid place where it can land?

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In Favorites, Holy Land, Love & Loss
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In the Ruins

November 2, 2023 Irwin Keller

I’m happy to offer my first essay for MyJewishLearning.com’s weekly Recharge newsletter. In this one, I lean into the fear and the attraction of sitting inside our pain and sorrow. It felt timely.

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In Holy Land, Love & Loss
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