Shekhinah: The Presence

Paperback - 154 pages (August 1992)
ISBN: 0963395300 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.35 x 9.02 x 6.08

Shekhinah: The Presence is a book-length poem and an evening-length dance-theater work by Joseph Zitt, derived from the movements, texts, and structure of Jewish worship. Focusing on the figure of the Shekhinah, the mystic embodiment of the Presence of God, as she appears to the congregants at a morning service, the poem examines the meaning of tradition and the power of prayer.

"And the Presence spins and lowers
weaving a bright web of holiness
and we all stand together
as we each stand alone
all as one in her eye
all made equal by her touch
each locked
    in a silent secret focus
    by the power of her kiss...
as we prepare ourselves for these mediations..."

Excerpts

From Torah Reading

From Beyond Conclusions