Epilogue
Tikva Hecht’s moving elegy for her mother, a lyric essay told in verse and art, reflects on the fragility of life and the final confession we recite in the Yom Kippur Amidah.
Backyard Prayer (Covid-19)
Akiva Shapiro depicts the experience of outdoor prayers during the pandemic.
This is not a poem
This is Not a Poem and other soon-to-be-published high holiday poems by Yehiel Poupko.
Erev Rosh Hashana
What happens at the end of the old year? Hillel Broder explored this boundary in his new poem for the Lehrhaus.
Human Words: Rav Elhanan Nir’s “Intentions for Rosh Hashanah”
Levi Morrow provides an all-new translation of Rav Elhanan Nir’s “Kavvanot for Rosh Hashanah,” and analyzes how these theological poems speak about our relationship with God and prayer on Rosh Hashanah.
Configurations of Worship
Read Tikva Hecht's powerful poem to enter the world of Elul.
Boardwalk Closed (April 2020)
Hillel Broder reflects on the edges in life, in his latest poem for the Lehrhaus.
The Chosen Ones
Jennie Mintz revisits the death camps in her powerful new poem for the Lehrhaus.
Hope
Ross Weissman offers a stirring poem on hope during the trying times of coronavirus.
Passover 2020
Harris Bor meditates on the world of Passover in his new poem for the Lehrhaus.
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