In the Light of Peace: poems and meditations of a creative spiritual community

n the Light of Peace is a volume of curated liturgical poetry in partnership with congregation Ner Shalom, designed for use in liberal Jewish settings across and beyond the denominations. Edited by Leiah Bowden with co-editors Rita Rowan, Sally Churgel, and Abby Bogomolny, these poems speak of death and dying, revelation, gratitude, loneliness, love, resentment and forgiveness - and more. Contributors include Alexandra Ellen Appel, Robin Birdfeather, Laura Blatt, Abby Lynn Bogomolny, Leiah Bowden, Sally Churgel, Yona Flemming, Carolyn Shoshana Fershtman, Diane Frank, Diana Glassman, Dianna L. Grayer, Sheridan Gold, Basha Hirschfeld, Myrna Joy, Anna Belle Kaufman, R. Irwin Keller, Rita S. Losch, Barbara Lesch McCaffry, Margo Miller, Susan L. Miller, Cyndi Norwitz, Linda Pantoskey, Nancy E. Rapp, Rita Rowan, Terry Rowan, Adam Shemper, Dafna Jo Simon, Phil Temko, and Lorenzo Valensi.