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…
Culture
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…
Victors without a Voice
byThere is so much to say yet our words are empty Soundlessly standing on the global stage Everyone’s attention trained in our direction Cautiously…
Paper Lions
byI hear you yes I told you I got it there were two jackals in service to a lion the lion had gone hunting…
Pesaḥ Sheni & the Secret Power of Israel’s Second Month
byPesaḥ Sheni constitutes the first Hebrew festival established ‘from below’ & sets the precedent for all the holidays that would later fill the month of Iyar.