Raising the Sparks Chant to accept our humanity as

to accept our humanity as defined by God

The rhythmic

offering a rich combination of theological depth

and throughout the Golden Ring

Raising the Sparks Chant to accept our humanity asRaising the Sparks, Jennifer Wallaces sixth poetry collection, is inspired by the alignment of Christian and Judaic traditions. The idea of raising the sparks, tikkun olam, comes from 16th century mystical Judaismthe belief that, if people worked to gather or raise the sparks from the sacred vessels that shattered at the moment of creation, a repair of the world from its initial splitting would be complete. It is the duty of each one of us to raise