Knowing (a poem by Jay Michaelson)

[xenophrenic]

let me commence

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[tinkernoonoo]

this is so beautiful. i've long loved this passage, but never said. loving g-d (and, would i think, entering the mikvah, as this piece literally seems to say) feels like the act of loving one's b'shert with body, heart, and soul. it encompasses every aspect of being. i only skimmed through this book, but it will be the next one i order. i can never thank you enough for nudging me onto the jewish path i was always meant to be on. <3

[xenophrenic]

Song of Songs, as well as much of the Kabbalistic and Hasidic lore is brimming with Eros.

http://www.amazon.ca/Kabbalah-Eros-Professor-Moshe-Idel/dp/030010832X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359061903&sr=8-1

It's the best way to know HaShem.