Poetry

A new poem by Hannah Butcher-Stell, on love and loss.

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

A new poem by Hannah Butcher-Stell, for the Days of Awe.

In an original Hebrew poem for Tishrei 5785, Shoshanah Haberman addresses God directly about the pain and uncertainty of our moment.

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

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

In this poem, Richard Rosengarten reflects on the process of burying a grandparent

In this poem, Harris Bor imagines the biblical meeting of Esau and Jacob.

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.

In this collection of poems, Owen Lewis explores the human desire for connection with the divine while navigating an early world.