Two poems on God and the World

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

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.

A Letter to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

A poem addressed to survivors in the Chareidi community about the existential confusion endured by child sexual abuse.

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"

Husbandry

In this poem, Ben Corvo imagines the visceral experience of surviving on Noah's Ark.

Where God Is Found

In this poem, Dov Frank reflects on how an understanding of God can change over time.

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.

Six Levels of Mikva’ot

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

Legal Fictions II: A Narrative Reflection on Shekalim 6:2 

As part of his Legal Fictions creative project, Dovid Campbell reimagines the content of Mishna Shekalim 6:2 in an evocative narrative of disability and Temple service.

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.