Poetry

In this poem, Avi Killip reflects on the burning of sacrifices on the altar.

In his poem "Interception," Ben Corvo writes about the aftermath of an imagined ending

In this poem, Julian Alper reminisces about the legacy of an old man who used to sit beside him in synagogue.

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

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.

A poetic offering from Yehoshua November in advance of parashat Toledot

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

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

Joshua Friedlander ponders the nature of the mikvah in this poem.

The death of Nadav and Avihu is difficult to explain, perhaps even impossible to approach through the medium of language. In a composition crossing the boundaries of original drashah, Breslov thought, poetry, visual art, and historical fiction, Akiva Weisinger renders the tragedy of Nadav and Avihu as a reflection of the Vacated Space beyond human language.