To Jerusalem
byAnd I know, Oh breath behind the wind, You know that I call to her Cry to her, grin at the curves of her…
Culture
Parshat Beḥukotai
byIsrael’s deep spiritual connection to our homeland – like the connection of the soul to the body – transcends all rational human understandings.
Exile
byHow do you wake up a sleeping nation When it’s pillows are made of the finest silks They sleep with the enemy wrapped in…
Parshat Behar
byIsrael must organize its society in such a way that reflects Hebrew values while transcending the friction between conflicting economic models.
Diaspora
bySometimes exile cuts like a knife Away from my home is just a half life Don’t know if feeling this lost is worth the…
From the Field
byI’ve seen your eyes in the desert Glimpsing dusted moments from between those two rocks, embracing from eternity to now I’ve seen your smile…
Parshat Emor
byThe awareness that Israel is the national expression of HaShem in this world and that our conduct is a direct reflection of His Divine Ideal should fill us with a deep sense of tremendous responsibility.
Parshat Kedoshim
byThe Segula is Israel’s inner Divine light planted within the collective Hebrew soul and revealed in human history through the Jewish people.
Where I Come From
byI come from a people with a warrior gene a history of victory a tendency toward miracle perpetual David against perpetual Goliath a nation…
Why
byTo my left I hear the rise and fall Of stunted, shallow breath. To my right I hear the harrowed call To save our…
Parshat Aḥarei Mot
byEvery mitzvah is like a faucet that, when opened, releases Divine blessing into our world and elevates it to a level beyond where it previously existed.
The Fallen and the Future
byAll that roars amidst That valley of bones, Taut sinew and coursing blood Ringing out, flame licking the pillars of smoke Zion’s triumph, the…