Ode to a Nightingale
A passionate sonnet by Yocheved Friedman in memory of the Rav, zt'l.
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.
Shopping for Grandpa’s Gravestone
In this poem, Richard Rosengarten reflects on the process of burying a grandparent
Wake Up Sleeping One! Yehudah Ha-Levi’s Dramatic Use of Genre and Narrative Voice in...
Yaakov Jaffe examines Yehudah Ha-Levi's High Holiday poem "Yashen, Al Teradam"
Good Flies Out of its Prison
Abe Mezrich presents a poem on the Book of Ruth.
Boardwalk Closed (April 2020)
Hillel Broder reflects on the edges in life, in his latest poem for the Lehrhaus.
The Meeting
A new poem and introductory essay by Ben Corvo, in memory of his father.
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.
Zaftig
David Lehman hits a home run with this fun, smart poem that is perfect for the summer
Imagining Passover
As we prepare for Passover, enjoy these three poems by Bruce Black meditating on the past, present, and future of our Exodus.
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