The Birth of a Lion
byI saw an old man weep with the strength of a young man, And a young man cry with the bitterness of an elder….
Culture
Tisha B’Av
byIf we could understand the reality of what the world is actually missing, we would not be able to concern ourselves with what we can or cannot eat, buy or listen to during this period of national mourning.
Parshat D’varim
byOur sages warn us of the possibility that great Torah scholars can lead Israel away from serving HaShem.
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…
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…