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…
Culture
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 –…
In Those Days, At This Time (III)
byWhen our nation wandered in the wilderness a strange enemy drew near cloaked in Amalekite garb but they spoke the Canaanite tongue a language…
Malkeinu
byHoly, Holy, Holy Is our King. He reigns Supreme, Lofty on His Throne. His People flock, they run To where you may ask? To…
V’Shavu Banim
by“I stand with Israel” you proclaim From a million miles across the sea As rockets rain down over my head “I stand with Israel”…
Running Divine Interference
byPray tell, what is this? These are surely miracles thousands of rockets thrown by Jihadi killers and caught by tech geeks This is the…
Earth, Wind & Fire
bySolid, dependable, unbreakable A pillar of hard-packed earth Crunching forward like a bulldozer To work the strings of war Planting mines, firing missiles Commanding…