A Night of Watching in the House of the Rav

Bezalel Naor translates and contextualizes a poem by Pinchas Peli about the home of Rav Kook.

Configurations of Worship

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

Passover 2020

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

First Fruits: A Selection of Poems on Mishnah Bikkurim 3

In honor of Shavuot 5784, Dalia Wolfson presents five new bilingual poems that explore the themes of the third perek of Mishnah Bikkurim and contemplate their possible inversion.

Halakhic Poet? Translating the Rav for a Generation that ‘Knew not Joseph’

Aryeh Klapper with some new translation-stylings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's Halakhic Man.

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.

Two poems on God and the World

In this mini-collection of poems, November reflects on the presence of God in the universe.

Two Amish Women Walked into a Casino (Because I Drove Them There)

Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar tells the story of a funny-yet-poignant experience from when she lived in an Amish community and sought to bring some of her friends to see the ocean.

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.

Hope

Ross Weissman offers a stirring poem on hope during the trying times of coronavirus.