Elegy For the Jerusalem Bus Station Bombing
by“At least one person killed,” the newspaper wrote, and I heard a still, small voice crying in the back of the bus that I…
Culture
In the Eyes of Esav
byIn the eyes of Esav I am a threat the mortal enemy of all things he holds dear power for power’s sake gaining at…
Mind the Gap
byI see it packaged on the shelves, so I take it A swipe of a card, a ripping of plastic and it’s mine Just…
Late To The Altar
byThe curves of the Judean hills slope like a starved woman, bitterly wanted by all whose eyes have gazed upon her. Stained with blood,…
The Danger of Idol Worship in Israel
byOf all the things we as a people must avoid, no prohibition is more grave than idol worship.
The Kotel
byIt’s magic, The breath of air you feel when you enter. Immediately Your Spirit surrounds my every pigment. I looked for what is missing,…
The People That Lives
byMy people have looked Death in her eyes over and over and over and over again. Death came in the form of slavery under…
Modern Anti-Semitsm
byIt is 2022 and my parents are asking me not to wear my Star of David necklace in public anymore they say it is…
I am Rachel
byI have the blood of warriors pulsing through my veins from Yehudit to Queen Esther to the Maccabim Bar Kokhba fighters Ghetto uprisings the…
A Wall is Built as a Wall Falls – In Parts
byAnd on the first day there was a groan as if the earth herself contracted sweat beading down her brow and the stuck sob…
Ascent
byI remember a conversation about what it means to return Home. I thought it made sense, Aliya. To become an Oleh, To quite literally…
Blue Springs
byAs the fingers move and the heart quivers, Attached, Attached, To her ever being. The sounds of a great symphony, An allure of victory….