POEM: (how to sleep on) Le’il Tisha B’Av
a pillow less
or pillow-less
a stone mai’avenei hamakom
head rest for one’s temples
can you really sleep
like every other night of the year
Poem: 'Sefirah 5704'
between Pesach and Shavuos
in the Greater Hungary spring
of 1944
did Jews count
the weeks
in ghettos
the days
in cattle cars
without food or toilets
the hours, minutes, seconds
churning past burgeoning fields of new grain
until they reached
their ultimate
destination?
Poem for 9/11
(for 9/11 loved ones) the in(di)visible
Poetry
Poetry by Yossi Huttler
Vision
Poem
Tu B’Shvat
Tu B’Shvat marks the New Year of the Trees. It is one of the four New Years mentioned in the Mishnah (Rosh HaShana 1:1). In Hasidic tradition, Tu B’Shvat is considered a propitious time to pray that one will find a beautiful etrog to use on the coming Sukkot. This year it falls on January 22.
Holiday Poem: last turn
The eighth and final day of Hanukkah is known as Zot, or Zos, Chanukah, which is a paraphrase from a verse (Numbers 7:84) in the Torah portion that is read that day. According to Jewish tradition, Zos Chanukah is the final “seal” of the High Holy Day season and is considered an auspicious time for repentance and the fulfillment of prayers.
A Holiday Poem
23 Elul 5761 (September 11, 2001)
A Shavuot Poem
Holaich VeChazaik (Growing Ever Stronger)
Pirsum
A Poem
