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.
Culture
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…
Highway Six
byI saw an ibex once trotting calmly through the olive grove sleek, glossy coat the shade of parched wheat glancing through the deep green-near-black…
Metal Elephants
byMetal elephants chewing across fields of dry gold rousing specters from the earth swirling cloud of tanned dust billowing out, gentle drift like some…
Seeing Thunder
byA jolting crash, deep and resonant resounding tone spiraling and tracing like a rake through jeweled sand swirling around the temples finding home in…
Egypt
byI’m grateful that you brought me out of Egypt, But each generation has its own Egypt From which we must extract ourselves- You give…