On History
I used to believe That history was something abstract, untouchable A river flowing round me Never caring for me Nor I for it Living…
Gold from Egypt
From Egypt we brought up with us A multitude of gold. More vessels, treasures, necklaces Than man could ever hold. A portion we donated…
Tevet
Look back one more time At the lights in the window Flickering, warming Smiling sadly To send me on my way A tear trickles…
In Those Days, At This Time (I)
How do we extricate Israel from Roman rule without bringing the Jewish state to ruin in the process? Can this be the next great challenge of Jewish history?
Skies of Fire
Like thunder rumbling in the earth The land quaked and shivered Lying dormant for a time Until the dam broke And expelled the fire…
Towards the Mountains
I call to you now I call from the straits, I’ve been sent here to tell you Your fortune awaits In the root and…
I Long for the Day
I long for the day When hand and heart and tongue and all things between Align themselves to the tune That plays in the…
The Path to Salvation
The path to salvation Is paved with a thousand stones Carried by a thousand men Shaped by experience Who struggle to make the pieces…
Falling Fruit
I smelted a silver platter With hands that dug through coal and flame Blistered, blackened, burned Peppered with sterling droplets of molten metal That…
Union
I live in the heavens The winds of the world carry me To far off, distant places In my ears they whisper messages Thoughts,…
Steady Lights and Burning Stars
I walked beneath a velvet sky The twinkling stars looked down from high When from the corner of my eye I saw a light…
We Were Slaves in Egypt
Mere families descended there But millions did leave it, The hardships that we there withstood Did bring the Jews to nationhood When we were…