In Those Days, At This Time (II)
byIf Haran, a third of the Hebrews Has perished in an oven far from his native soil And Naḥor has forgotten himself In the…
Culture
A Grenade Between Two Hearts
byIf any one factor forced the British Empire to withdraw from Palestine so that Israel could declare a state, it was the defiant resistance of the young Jews who gave their lives for their people’s freedom.
Dark Egypt
byBeyond the wilderness Of awesome, towering rocks and sheer cliffs The shifting sands turn low and level Giving way to a cruel, greedy world…
Man in the Moon
byMy grandmother taught me not to stare at the moon for too long and to never fall asleep facing a mirror My mother buried…
Glimpse of Spring
byTo the woman collecting bottles who feeds the cats every third day on her walk to work To the couples whispering on the stone…
Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Adar
byEven in our own times, we can see sparks of the liberating potential of the month of Adar.
On History
byI 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
byFrom Egypt we brought up with us A multitude of gold. More vessels, treasures, necklaces Than man could ever hold. A portion we donated…
Remembering Dr. Israel Eldad
byEldad provided the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel with a spirit that deeply rooted the underground movement in the authentic worldview and historic aspirations of the Jewish people.
On the Wings of Eagles
byMy brother, my friend For so long, so long bound in misery and chains of iron your liver pecked out by those vultures, those…
Tevet
byLook back one more time At the lights in the window Flickering, warming Smiling sadly To send me on my way A tear trickles…
Asara B’Tevet
byThere is an undercurrent in Jerusalem Blood stirs in the people And the people throb like blood. Through veins they whimper at the guards…