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…
Culture
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….
Shushan, the Capital
byIn Shushan, the capital, All is well. The drinks are flowing, The food is abundant. It’s all kosher! As they chuckle on by. We…
Process / אטרף
byHow they fall, how they fall jeweled flowers from the heavens adorning the breeze tessellation of tessellations reflections of reflections nestling gently in the…
When the Market Stood Still
byHands at the side, raised to the forehead clenched in a fist gripping oneself and another after a minute, after the howl a murmur…
Between the Suns
byTakbir! Takbir! Glory, glory to G-D! If dog you call me Then wolf I will remain Slavering, slavering drunk as the Moon Howling, howling…
Words to My Loved Ones in the Nuclear Fallout
byI’ll see you next time, beloved and if I don’t, know I’m always there listening waiting for you I am in the blood you…
Superpower Patronage is Simply Quite Atrocious
by(To the tune of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
Fear
by“Stay back!” we cry, Brandishing our weapons point first Whilst darkness flashes behind our eyes “Stay down!” we thunder, Stamping on the necks of…
Alone at Aḥashverosh’s Party
byDoes no one else feel the gravitational pull of our homeland? That powerful force of love and longing?
Purim Shpiel
byOur fathers now lived as a third generation In Babylon’s lands as a subpopulation But fifty-plus years since our forced emigration Just how does…
The Jewish Story in Encanto
byThe Jewish story, while unique in history, has many universal aspects that are often depicted in films – including the seemingly innocuous Encanto.