Heaven-Bound
In this poem, Julian Alper reframes old, worn tefillin as a symbol of religious devotion.
Alexander Hamilton: The “Jewish” Founding Father
What was Alexander Hamilton's relationship to Judaism? In his review of a new book about Hamilton's Jewish world, Lehrhaus editor Yisroel Ben-Porat explores the arguments to be made for a "Jewish" founding father.
To Rebeccah
Aryeh Klapper recreating a patriarchal voice.
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.
Good Flies Out of its Prison
Abe Mezrich presents a poem on the Book of Ruth.
The Baptism
Enter the Baltic Coast in the late 1980's, in George Kuchinsky's reflection on a childhood encounter with anti-semitism.
I Am Stirring the Chicken Soup in Circles and Thinking
A new poem by Hannah Butcher-Stell, on love and loss.
“I’d Fast a Second Day”
Julie Goldstein reflects on her recent Yom Kippur experience and why it matters for Orthodox women everywhere.
Living in an Old Book with Poet Haim Gouri (1923-2018)
Wendy Zierler interprets a 2015 poem by the late Haim Gouri, reflecting on the challenges of aging, and on the complex and often mournful relationship between the Jewish people, their history, and their literature.
“Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything” at the Jewish Museum: A Review
Ronnie Perelis reviews The Jewish Museum's exhibition: Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything.
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