A Tale of Three Brothers
byIt’s important to familiarize ourselves with the journey & struggles of the ancient Hebrews.
Culture
The Fog of Peace
byWhen the fog of war has settled And the fog of peace sets in Let the wounds never heal Like the rust on our…
The Stone
byI try to read, but the quiet in my mind is the silence of the grave Still as the dust and the mist Barren,…
To Cheapen Blood
byAnd in the last few days when the adrenaline soured and the blood left my stomach and my mind whispered out from beyond the…
Fallen Sukkah
byOne minute dancing with the sefer Torah The next standing in shocked silence As our brothers race off to war One minute a festive…
Eurovision, Regional Studies, Statecraft & the Either/Or
byThe Jewish people are obviously from the Middle East. But why limit ourselves to the framings of contemporary geographical regions? Perhaps true decolonization requires more critical analyses.
A Jew in Judea
byA Jew in Judea wakes up at dawn as the sun breaks over the rock-covered hills he goes to pasture his sheep on rocky…
Stained Glass & Empty Manors
byThe music of life whispers through the most barren shells Like the ghost of a dream and the oil-drenched ‘I’ll diet tomorrow’ The second…
Crossing the Jordan
byI have been waiting to write this For so, so long Sitting at my desk and crying As my soul grasped for something out…
Elul
byA sudden turn of heads reverberations though the house the pitter-patter of cats running away must you really do that every day? The misplaced…
The Curse of Cowardice
byDon’t speak up as they oust us from the theatres, the universities, the workplace flood their paper with rivers of rhetoric for perhaps they…
Silence of the Trees
byRestless beneath the sickly green surface The blood of Thousands silently screams beseeching someone anyone Everyone to remember Lives blotted from the books of…