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2012 Submissions
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Past Winners
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About Megan
An Annual
Creative Arts Competition for CBE Confirmation Students
to Honor the Life of Megan Miriam Berman
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Theme 2012
God
is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an
immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be
sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light.
Abraham Joshua
Heschel
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Megan’s Muse is an annual creative arts competition for current Congregation
Beth Emeth (CBE) Confirmation students, sponsored by CBE’s Sisterhood.
Its purpose
is to stimulate creative thought and expression as inspired
by Judaic writings.
Each
year a “theme” is chosen by a panel of judges, and a quote or verse is
chosen from traditional or non-traditional Jewish writings. Entries are
judged by the Confirmation student’s ability to convey their
understanding and interpretation of the theme via a creative medium.
One
winner will be chosen. The winner of Megan’s Muse receives a $500 award,
and the the judges have the option to award more than one. The hope
of Sisterhood is that the winner will use this award to further enrich
themselves spiritually, creatively, or academically. You can view the
competition rules.
2012 Submissions
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FIRST PLACE CO-WINNER: The Light
-- Geena May |
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FIRST PLACE CO-WINNER:
Understanding
God is mysterious to those that
try to understand him
Yet a beacon of hope for those that need comfort
Try to understand him and you will be disappointed
Understand his teachings and you will be rewarded
Not a problem to be calculated or solved
But a mirror to see ourselves
-- Jeffrey Weinberg -- Continued:
2012Jeffrey
Weinberg - Understanding.pdf
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Other 2012
Entries
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A
Candlelight Prayer
-- Faye Aarons |
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A
Mission for G-d
The
stars glittered like sparkling droplets of water strewn across the
stygian ckarcoal sky, and the soft luminescent glow of the Earth
radiated below. One more mission, I thought. One more mission before we
give up hope, before we go back home, before my view is flipped forever
and instead staring down upon the
Earth from among the colorful array planets, I'll be gazing up at the
abyss of twinkling stars from one fixed point back on Earth. With one
more wistful glance out the bulky windows, I turn back to the
proceedings at hand.
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Amanda Barkan -- Continued:
2012Amanda
Barkan - Mission for G-d.pdf
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Where is G-d?
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Daniel Belsky |
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Forever Found,
Forever Lost
Forever
found and yet forever lost
We follow
the ground he placed before us
We live in
this faith no matter the cost
We will
follow God without any fuss
-- Zachary
Moskowitz -- Cont'd: Zachary
Moskowitz - Forever Found.pdf |
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Maybe We Are the
Light
--
Alix Nyden |
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Hidden Meanings
What is rain
But the tears of angels
is it the still pools on the sidewalks
Is it the river rushing down the gutters
is it the song played on rooftops at night
We see it
But more
we feel it
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Sara Sacher -- Continued:
2012Sara Sacher -
Hidden Meanings.pdf
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Souls of Existence
The sky burns with crimson flame, the flame that can
never die and never burn out, the soul. Not just the soul of the world
but each individual's soul. God is a term we may use to refer to what we
cannot understand. But what if we can understand but have no way to
explain God?
-- Alex Schwab -- continued:
2012Alex
Schwab - Souls of Existence.pdf |
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The Spirit of Light
-- Alanna Shapiro |
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