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Poetry Friday: Each of Us Has a Name

Stacey Shubitz

poetry-friday.jpgWe got married by two rabbis. One of them is a friend from college, the other our rabbi from NYC. In this case our rabbi from NYC, Felicia Sol, delivered a beautiful sermon while we were under the chuppah (pictured with us here). She shared a beautiful poem in her sermon entitled, “Each of Us Has A Name,” which is by Zelda. I found it moving and therefore, that’s why I’m sharing it in this forum today.
Photo by Zlatko Batistich.

Each of Us Has A Name

Each of us has a name
given by God
and given by our parents

Each of us has a name
given by our stature and our smile
and given by what we wear

Each of us has a name
given by the mountains
and given by our walls

Each of us has a name
given by the stars
and given by our neighbors

Click here to read the rest of the stanzas.

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

I am a literacy consultant who focuses on writing workshop. I've been working with K-6 teachers and students since 2009. Prior to that, I was a fourth and fifth-grade teacher in New York City and Rhode Island. I'm the author of Craft Moves (Stenhouse Publishers, 2016) and the co-author of Jump Into Writing (Zaner-Bloser, 2021), Welcome to Writing Workshop (Stenhouse Publishers, 2019), and Day By Day (Stenhouse, 2010). I live in Central Pennsylvania with my husband and children. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, doing Pilates, cooking, baking, making ice cream, and reading novels.

5 thoughts on “Poetry Friday: Each of Us Has a Name”

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  4. Lovely! Somehow it is comforting to hear we have names given by our “failures” as well as our triumphs. The circle satisfies. What a great poem for a wedding. Thanks for sharing it here!

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