Poetry

In his Yiddish poem "Hanukkah" (1932), Avrom Liessen poignantly recalled his early experience of the holiday. Dov Greenwood's vivid translation transports us into that wondrous world.

Hillel Broder reflects on the edges in life, in his latest poem for the Lehrhaus.

In his latest poem, Bruce Black meditates on the Chanukah miracle and the miracles of everyday life

These poems present a reflection on mortality and memories.

In this pair of poems, Dovid Campbell imagines the unspoken words that arise from scenes in Aggada

In this poetic tale from Marina Zilbergerts's recent poetry book You Were Adam (Wipf and Stock), a learned and passionate woman struggles with her yetser hara, nicknamed "Wicked." The yetser is imagined as a fantastic character who accompanies her through Jewish Toronto's banal suburbia. "Wicked '' is a sympathetic and tragic apikores who knows how to get her where it hurts, but he also speaks the truth. He is a careful social observer present with her at all times. From going on weekly shopping trips, being in shul, to more intimate moments, this demonic character becomes her unlikely friend. In an ironic twist, the lessons taught to her by her yetser help her embark on the path of repentance.

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

Zohar Atkins offers poetic reflections on Tisha be-Av on high.

Poetry from Zohar Atkins.

Jeffrey Burghauser's three poems draw on the biblical and rabbinic imagination.