Earth and Water
byCan a stream shape a mountain? Rabbi Akiva realized this When he saw the water dripping Dripping On the rock He understood the gentle…
Culture
Remembering Rabbi Akiva ben-Yosef
byRabbi Akiva was the greatest of the Talmudic sages & a leading voice of Judean resistance to Roman rule. He served as a leader in the Bar Kokhba Revolt & still inspires generations with his teachings.
The Last Survivor
byThe worst attempt in history To quench the holy fire Where just a very lucky few Slipped through the tight barbed wire We…
Corporate Idolatry
byWe are offering ourselves On the altars of corporate idols We are the sheep being slaughtered Led astray by the big lie This self-sacrificial…
Some Teachings from Rav Kook on the 3rd of Elul
byThere is perhaps no Torah that could be closer, more essential or more urgent to our generation than the teachings of Rav Kook.
Playing with Fire
byI can play with fire, See? Warmth moving down my arms Tracing the inside of my skin dancing through my fingertips and flowing into…
Now What?
byThe people of the book For three thousand years have faithfully recorded Our wondrous history First the prophets Their stories catalogued and inscribed in…
Midnight Lament
byMy harp is shattered strings snapped and neck warped the picture of dissonance and distension but still my mouth opens to offer song to…
Exile
byWe sang the song of home On alien soil Each residence A reminder of exile We greeted each With a wasting smile And clung…
Understanding the Zealot Movement
byWhile the Zealot movement fought a class struggle alongside its national struggle for independence, it would be wrong to understand the Great Revolt solely through the prism of revolutionary theory.
A Song for Embers and Matches
byBring yourself out Bring yourself to dance and to sing Stand on two feet Or crawl on four Balance on shoulders Bring yourself to…
Between Mirrors
byG-d bless my tongue and erase my selves which cling to pride at the work of the pen There is one poet and a…