Poetry

Jeffrey Saks explores the works of the blind Israeli poet, Erez Biton.

A passionate sonnet by Yocheved Friedman in memory of the Rav, zt'l.

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.

With masterful translation, Tzvi Novick offers a glimpse of Israeli culture to our English readers.

Naima Hirsch Gelman provides three powerful poems exploring important themes in halakhic womanhood.

Zohar Atkins presents a new poem on the Akeidah.

In her debut poem, Sophia Katz mourns the loss of a local rabbi.

Read Tikva Hecht's powerful poem to enter the world of Elul.

Harris Bor meditates on the world of Passover in his new poem for the Lehrhaus.

In an original Hebrew poem, Shoshanah Haberman addresses the crisis in Israel and Gaza, mourns the dead, and prays for the future.