קינה לשלום המדינה
In an original Hebrew poem, Shoshanah Haberman addresses the crisis in Israel and Gaza, mourns the dead, and prays for the future.
No Rest for the Weary? Ambiguity in Yehudah Halevi’s “Yom Shabbaton”
Yaakov Jaffe analyzes the multiple meanings of a medieval Jewish poem and popular Shabbat table song.
The Chosen Ones
Jennie Mintz revisits the death camps in her powerful new poem for the Lehrhaus.
Living in an Old Book with Poet Haim Gouri (1923-2018)
Wendy Zierler interprets a 2015 poem by the late Haim Gouri, reflecting on the challenges of aging, and on the complex and often mournful relationship between the Jewish people, their history, and their literature.
The Deed
Yehoshua November's poem movingly and thoughtfully portrays the challenges and pleasures of Chassidic life.
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.
Tosefta
Poetry from Zohar Atkins.
These Days
A new poem by Hannah Butcher-Stell, for the Days of Awe.
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.
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.
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