Backyard Prayer (Covid-19)
Akiva Shapiro depicts the experience of outdoor prayers during the pandemic.
Shopping for Grandpa’s Gravestone
In this poem, Richard Rosengarten reflects on the process of burying a grandparent
Imagining Passover
As we prepare for Passover, enjoy these three poems by Bruce Black meditating on the past, present, and future of our Exodus.
Korach
A poem on parshat Korach by Zohar Atkins
Two poems on God and the World
In this mini-collection of poems, November reflects on the presence of God in the universe.
Poets Are Purim Jews: On Contemporary Poetry’s Inexplicable Obsession with the Ordinary
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.
Hope
Ross Weissman offers a stirring poem on hope during the trying times of coronavirus.
The Joiner
Ezra Olman's short story debut at Lehrhaus
What Did the Heavenly Ministers Do?
Zohar Atkins offers poetic reflections on Tisha be-Av on high.
You light candles
In his latest poem, Bruce Black meditates on the Chanukah miracle and the miracles of everyday life
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