Seagull
byTurn to me seagull crane your neck so I make you not a picture A few lines scratched against the sea, itself already faded…
Culture
Galut
byGalut. What a terrible word. Exile. But not forgotten. Sitting in the sukkah it is easy to forget. The Divine Presence engulfs you. In…
Freedom Comes From You
byIs it your right to be free? Surely, freedom comes from HaShem. Is it okay to be afraid? Fear is to HaShem alone. The…
Days Are Coming
byBehold, days are coming When the emperor’s countenance will darken The windows of his face will become closed off Like a pale moon obscured…
Time is Money
by“Time is money” they say And it pains me to admit There’s some truth to what they say In the hustle and bustle of…
Empire
byBabylon, Persia, Greece and Rome One displaced me from my home. One proposed to axe my head Another burned my books instead. The fourth…
The Will of a Flower
byA flower does not bloom by your will It does not open to your voice, your hand your brute imposition of untimely request and…
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.
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.