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…
Culture
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.
Hour of Redemption
byRouse the spirit within you The time is now Israel and the land in a holy embrace Living the dreams of our forefathers We’ve…
Reflections on Pesaḥ
byI’d call myself free but for the cigarettes. And the alcohol. And the grief. And the guilt. And the shame. And the anger. And…
A People of Light or a Fire Hazard?
byWhat is our people if not a force? If not an ancient civilization of creation, of faith, of morality if not a people of…