The Miracles of the Rabbis

In a lyrical meditation on his wife's suffering, Mel Waldman reflects on the compassion of the rabbis who brought divinity into their lives

All of This Is Yours

In this poem, David Karpel imagines the expansiveness of God's promise about the land of Israel

In the Footsteps of His Voice: an ode to the Rebbe’s soldiers, thirty-one years...

In this poem, Litvacitus honors the yahrzeit of the Rebbe and recounts his impact on the world.

Configurations of Worship

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

Words Winged With Light

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

Bread of Life

Can food embody holiness? In this poem, DJ Grant uses challah as a metaphor to encapsulate the individual holiness of a person.

“Filling In” and “The Poet of Auschwitz”

Two new poems by Temima Weissmann address national calamities, both past and present.

Learning To Let Go

A new poem by Janet Kirchheimer, on losing a father.

Blackbirds

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

A Year in Review – 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, the Lehrhaus team is proud to feature some highlights from our contributions this past year. Yet again, we have published at least one hundred original pieces across a wide variety of genres.