Hava
written for the naming of an Afro-Jewish baby
Mighty Hava
Mother of all the living
Great black woman
Striding the plains of Africa
The Motherland
Your origins swathed in mystery
Birthgiver of our race
Be present here.
Holy Hava
Dweller in the garden of innocence
Luminous mother
Bestower of the light
Of human consciousness
Be present here.
Bless this baby
Of the two covenants
This daughter of Sarah and Abraham
This child of Africa.
Bless her who bears your name
May she truly be
A second Hava
Chooser of the fruit of life.
May her mighty soul unite
The riches of Torah and Motherland
May she walk in power like you
Gentle and strong
Peaceful and confident
May she help to birth the Light
Into our troubled world
And may she ever live
Held in the arms of love.
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