isaiah Archives – Jewish Journal

Turn my Oy to Joy – A Poem for Haftarah Nitzavim by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert September 6, 2018

Turn my Oy to Joy – A Poem for Haftarah Nitzavim by Rick Lupert

I Need a Camel Like I Need an Umbrella – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Tavo by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert August 30, 2018

I Need a Camel Like I Need an Umbrella – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Tavo by Rick Lupert

They’ve Got Pants Just for Floods – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Teitzei by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert August 24, 2018

They’ve Got Pants Just for Floods – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Teitzei by Rick Lupert

Direct Contact – A Poem for Haftarah Shoftim by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert August 17, 2018

Direct Contact – A Poem for Haftarah Shoftim by Rick Lupert

Everything’s Alright, Yes, Everything’s Fine – A Poem for Haftarah Re’eh by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert August 10, 2018

Everything’s Alright, Yes, Everything’s Fine – A Poem for Haftarah Re’eh by Rick Lupert

The Divine Ink of Forever – A Poem for Haftarah Eikev by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert August 3, 2018

The Divine Ink of Forever – A Poem for Haftarah Eikev by Rick Lupert

And Now I Know There are Fields of Cucumbers Somewhere – A Poem for Haftarah Devarim by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert July 20, 2018

And Now I Know There are Fields of Cucumbers Somewhere – A Poem for Haftarah Devarim by Rick Lupert

The Man with the Coal-Covered Lips – A Poem for Haftarah Yitro by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert February 2, 2018

The Man with the Coal-Covered Lips – A Poem for Haftarah Yitro by Rick Lupert

Bless This in Moderation – A Poem for Haftarah Shemot by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert January 5, 2018

Bless This in Moderation – A Poem for Haftarah Shemot by Rick Lupert

We can continue to make a difference in Darfur

Jewish Journal September 25, 2008

I\’ve spoken about Darfur for five years straight now, and sometimes I get tired of talking about the genocide that has claimed 450,000 lives, just as I\’m sure people get tired of listening to me talk about it. Yet for me, as for many other Jews, there is simply no choice in the matter. This is because as Jews, we know what it is like to have the world forget and to have the world fail to act.