Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Adar
byEven in our own times, we can see sparks of the liberating potential of the month of Adar.
Culture
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…
Ḥag HaBanot
byḤag HaBanot honors the heroism of our women in the struggle to free Judea from Seleucid-Greek rule.
In Those Days, At This Time (I)
byHow 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?
Sunrise on the Aegean
byMy breath crests over the clouds blending sky and ocean above the Hellespont Thessaly to my back emerging consummate from Thrace Jerusalem before me…
Skies of Fire
byLike 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
byI call to you now I call from the straits, I’ve been sent here to tell you Your fortune awaits In the root and…