River of Light

River of Light 

Painted Path

by Joy Krauthammer © 

Torah, a path to follow, 

sometimes through a dense forest, 

with Light guiding the way, 

and painted with the colors of the rainbow. 

Path may be curvy or straight, 

short or long, 

narrow or wide, 

deep or shallow. 

Is the path rapid or slow, 

high or level? 

Familiar or new? 

Easy to follow or not? 

Filled with delights or difficulties?


Torah gives place to pause.

(as do stones in a stream)

Breathe deeply, reflect, and listen.  

From flowing waters, 

varied sounds are heard 

as many voices are heard in Torah. 

The ear of the heart

can flow to the heart of G*d 

in silence or sound. 

Quiet the mind. 

Shema / listen

What do you hear?

What is my path, 
my purpose toward the Divine One?

Do rocks, challenges, become obstacles (to a well), 

or provide places to step higher on the path?

Shema. 

Can you hear the sounds of water 

tinkle, splash, rush

falling, passing over the stones? 

Is the heart awakened?


In the quiet shade of trees, 

high, by a cliff,
Big Sur

overlooking the ocean, 

I have sat 

on raised stones 

in a gentle mountain spring, 

and played my Tibetan singing bowl.  

I sing Shalom / peace. I am grateful.  I am at Onement. 

-  Joy Krauthammer

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G*d is Love

We are created B'Tzelem Elokim / in the image of G*d.

River of Light 
of our illuminated heart 
lives in the path of the Tree of Life.

Beginning with Chesed / Loving-Kindness 
to Malchut / Shekhina's Presence of full Light, 

49 Gates of our emotions and actions

 flow through the heart

from the Source.

-  Joy

Genesis 2:10  A river watering the garden flowed from Eden;

Psalm 46:4  There is a River whose streams make glad the City of G*d. 

Psalm 23:2  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.


Water as a metaphor for Torah. 

There is no water except Torah.  Bava Kama 17A

"O, all who are thirsty, come for water."  Isaiah 55:1

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Molalla River

Canby, Oregon

© Joy Krauthammer  July 2014

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