Prometheus’s Flood
In this work of fiction, Yaakov Weinstein reimagines the story of Noah and the flood through a lens of rapidly developing technology.
Beyond the Window
In this short story, Avraham Weiner tells the story of a young man torn between the world of Torah and the world of science.
Legal Fictions II: A Narrative Reflection on Shekalim 6:2
As part of his Legal Fictions creative project, Dovid Campbell reimagines the content of Mishna Shekalim 6:2 in an evocative narrative of disability and Temple service.
Before Erev Yom Kippur
In this poem, Mel Waldman considers life and its tribulations over coffee.
Running and Returning: A Personal Reflection on Prayer, Contemporary Poetry, and Yom Kippur’s Neilah...
In this essay, Yehoshua November presents a model for preparing for the High Holidays
When My Synagogue Closed
In this essay, Danny Groner reflects on the elements that make a synagogue a true house of worship.
A Parable of Barriers
In honor of Rosh Hashanah 5786, Akiva Weisinger retells and reimagines the parable of the king "who wished to be seen, but did not want to be seen."
Echoes
In this short fiction narrative, David Zvi Kalman imagines a world in which figures such as Maimonides can be summoned through artificial intelligence, causing people and programs alike to contend with new and age-old questions.
The Miracles of the Rabbis
In a lyrical meditation on his wife's suffering, Mel Waldman reflects on the compassion of the rabbis who brought divinity into their lives
Shopping for Shabbat in the Diaspora
In this poem, Bruce Black reflects on the differences between Sabbath preparations in the holy land and in diaspora.
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