Words to a Brother, Forgiven
byOne thousand ships, with sails bleached white as the bones left in their wake, their coming a snarling typhoon Six eyes, sunken to the…
Culture
Parshat Mas’ei
byWhile Israel was obligated to drive the British from our soil, the Torah’s approach to the Palestinian question might actually be more complicated.
Promises from the Eastern Wind
byDid you ever stop to consider That these towers are not to protect your body but that they are your body? These trees are…
Parshat Matot
byBy waging war on Israel, even if not consciously aware of its inner motivation, a person or group is declaring war against the Source of all Creation.
Notes from the Bottom of a Coffee Cup (Substance & Form)
byI live haunted with the ghost of a song on my tongue Like a finger tapping along the spine of a forgotten book To…
Parshat Pinḥas
byA true pursuer of peace/completeness is one who identifies the obstacles to HaShem’s Ideal for this world and works passionately to remove them.
שבעה עשר בתמוז (17th of Tammuz)
byFor thousands of years, Jews throughout the world have fasted on the 17th of Tammuz, refraining from food & drink until sundown. Because the Roman legions broke through the walls of Jerusalem.
Parshat Balak
byWhile Moav & Midian championed a separation of ‘religion’ & state, Israel’s mission demands that spiritual ideals be materialized on a national level so that our Torah’s values be fully expressed on earth.
Prayer from a Third Floor Apartment
byLike fire in my veins and the aching pulse of the farthest heart close to me Like rapidly ascending bubbles of excited water in…
Parshat Ḥukat
byCommunicating the Jewish people’s deepest aspirations can often serve to raise morale & strengthen Israel’s position on the battlefield.
Circumsizing the Heart
byAfter the rebirth of the state of Israel, the baby-steps of the national platform of the Jewish people, a great spectre became flesh. Before…
Parshat Koraḥ
byOur equality doesn’t result from being created identical but rather from the fact that we each have equally crucial functions and important roles to play as part of Israel’s greater historic mission.