Hope
Ross Weissman offers a stirring poem on hope during the trying times of coronavirus.
Why They Met Rahab First
As the haftarah of Parashat Shelah approaches, Abe Mezrich presents a poem that traces an intriguing textual connection between Rahab and Jocheved.
Three Sonnets
Jeffrey Burghauser's three poems draw on the biblical and rabbinic imagination.
Ezrat Nashim: Notes on Halakhic Womanhood
Naima Hirsch Gelman provides three powerful poems exploring important themes in halakhic womanhood.
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"
Ode to a Nightingale
A passionate sonnet by Yocheved Friedman in memory of the Rav, zt'l.
Good Flies Out of its Prison
Abe Mezrich presents a poem on the Book of Ruth.
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.
Blackbirds
Zohar Atkins weighs in on contemporary anti-Semitism “culture wars” through the unique lens of poetry.
The Secret Quietness
These poems present Dephy's reflections on memories, relationships, and the self.