Poetry

A poem addressed to survivors in the Chareidi community about the existential confusion endured by child sexual abuse.

Award-winning poet Yehoshua November offers his thoughts on the connection between mystical intimacy and poetry.

Poet Yehoshua November notices a defining characteristic of contemporary poetry—fixation on the ordinary. In light of Hasidic theology, November argues that appreciation for the holiness of the ordinary underlies Megillat Esther and the celebration of Purim.

Zohar Atkins weighs in on contemporary anti-Semitism “culture wars” through the unique lens of poetry.

A poem on parshat Korach by Zohar Atkins

Yaakov Jaffe examines Yehudah Ha-Levi's High Holiday poem "Yashen, Al Teradam"

Zohar Atkins shares a few poetic excerpts in honor of Tishah be-Av

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.

A Talmudic poem about Holocaust appropriation.

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.