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Poetry
Two Biblical Odes
Gershon Hepner
September 14, 2023
Two bible stories tell of the near death of the two sons of Abraham…
New Year’s Resolutions – A poem for Rosh Hashana
Rick Lupert
September 14, 2023
Promises for the New Year
The Things We Know – A poem for Parsha Nitzavim-Vayelech
Rick Lupert
September 7, 2023
If you ask my child, he will confidently tell you all the things he thinks you have no possibility of knowing
Why Kafka? Why Tolkien?
Gershon Hepner
September 6, 2023
Because he was religious was the explanation that Kafka tried to avoid religion…
Can I Get an Amen! – A poem for Parsha Ki Tavo
Rick Lupert
August 31, 2023
Curses and blessings for everyone.
Dizzy Memories of the Israelites and Trojans
Gershon Hepner
August 30, 2023
The Aeneid does this in a dream in which Aeneas was the mythic founder…
Problematic Behavior Like Deciding Not to Die
Gershon Hepner
August 25, 2023
The Torah’s law to send away the mother bird from whom you’ve taken a small chick, can’t be explained…
Free Lemons! – A poem for Parsha Ki Teitzei
Rick Lupert
August 24, 2023
When life gives you lemons…you should share them.
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