2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ 7 0 ▁faces ▁received ▁critical ▁pra ise : ▁ ▁" Th ese ▁po ems ▁are ▁so ▁out ▁there , ▁so ▁radical , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁so ▁gentle ▁and ▁inv iting . ▁Bar en bl at ▁man ages ▁to ▁do ▁work ▁that ▁has ▁passion ▁and ▁truth ▁behind ▁it , ▁without ▁r ant ing . ▁I ▁love ▁the ▁simple ▁and ▁confident ▁way ▁she ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁ak ed ah ▁-- ▁and ▁I ▁love ▁the ▁final ▁poem ▁in ▁this ▁collection ▁-- ▁gl iding ▁right ▁past ▁heart break ▁into ▁renew al , ▁which ▁is ▁what ▁her ▁po ems ▁all ▁seem ▁to ▁do ." ▁-- ▁A lic ia ▁Ost ri ker ▁▁ ▁" R ach el ▁Bar en bl at ' s ▁Tor ah ▁po ems ▁open ▁the ▁door way ▁into ▁sacred ▁text ▁so ▁that ▁we ▁can ▁walk ▁in ▁and ▁make ▁it ▁our ▁home . ▁She ▁inv ites ▁us ▁to ▁bring ▁all ▁of ▁our ▁passion , ▁doubt , ▁humor , ▁hum ility ▁and ▁ch utz p ah ▁as ▁we ▁encounter ▁these ▁ancient ▁words ▁and ▁bring ▁them ▁to ▁Life . ▁Through ▁Rach el ' s ▁skill ful , ▁joy ful , ▁play ful ▁and ▁prof ound ▁poetry , ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁opens ▁her ▁secre ts ▁to ▁us ▁and ▁inv ites ▁us ▁into ▁an ▁int imate ▁conversation ▁with ▁Tr uth ." ▁-- ▁Rab bi ▁She fa ▁Gold ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews : ▁ ▁"[ The ▁po ems ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁F aces ] ▁take ▁time ▁to ▁think