Reflections on the Bikkurim
byThe Bikkurim help us to transcend our individual identities so we can perceive & experience ourselves as part of a greater Israelite collective.
Culture
Noon, the Sixth Day
byYou ask me to paint the future How? The canvas isn’t cut The sun is yet to set And I’m still mixing colors
Night Journey
byOne night I walked twelve miles the sergeant told us ‘take this time to think about important things’ I can’t remember what I thought…
The Soul Rests Elsewhere
byHome is where the heart is, I think they say. Yet where the soul rests, Seems to me more likely. What am I –…
Impressions of Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’
byIt’s refreshing to see that a Jewish writer in the United States is still willing to ask questions that many mistakenly think to have long been settled.
Open Your Eyes
byThe blind man wanders the streets with no route to follow. He thinks out loud, what a wonderful site! The blind man has only…
Call to Arms
byYou will not draw us home From the fleshpots of exile With talk of miracles, “A nation risen from the dust” What is it…
Now I Know What My Forefathers Cried About
byI see the sky radiating, crisp to the eyeThe birds circling about, the children passing by.I hear the chants of days of yore, the…
Time
bySometimes I think our lives resemble an hourglass And the Holy One pours into them – time Like water from a pipe Where it…
In Exile
byEat up, they tell me as they place before me sumptuous dishes chicken freshly plucked from the frozen section pre-sliced vegetables cut into exotic…
Strife
byWhat is Strife? It appears to be that action, or that moment, that causes everything to disappear. One moment, and you wither away; your…
Not By Smoke
byThey tell me the stories of previous years The blackness and ashes left behind, The sheer inhumanity moves me to tears And yet –…