The Ballad of Cain and Adam
Ari Lamm on The Boss and The Bible
Six Levels of Mikva’ot
Joshua Friedlander ponders the nature of the mikvah in this poem.
Hearing the Shofar with Korah’s Children
In this winning essay of the Ateret Zvi Prize, Dr. Ethan Schwartz analyzes the Yamim Nora'im experience and interpretations of what happened to Korah's children.
Jeremiah Lockwood’s New Cantorial Blues Album, Kol Nidre, is a Yom Kippur Dream
Hillel Broder reviews the latest release from Jeremiah Lockwood.
You light candles
In his latest poem, Bruce Black meditates on the Chanukah miracle and the miracles of everyday life
The Widow Mandelbaum Dreams
In this short story, Eric Rozenman imagines the life of a woman in an Eastern European shtetl guided by her late husband's ghost.
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.
There’s Something About Wendy
Author Risa Miller reviews Beth Kissileff's debut novel, Questioning Return.
Before Erev Yom Kippur
In this poem, Mel Waldman considers life and its tribulations over coffee.
Shopping for Grandpa’s Gravestone
In this poem, Richard Rosengarten reflects on the process of burying a grandparent
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