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Living as a Jew 2007-05-10 14:53:00 Surely, the instruction which I enjoin upon you this day is not too baffling for you, nor is it beyond reach. It is not in the heavens, that you should say, "Who among us can go up to the heavens and ... Read more:Living
The Covenant Between Ha'Shem and the Jewish People 2007-05-09 13:26:00 The central lesson of Torah that has come across to me is that no matter how hard we might try, at times we will doubt, we will fear, we will struggle, we will turn away from the Covenant
and Ha'Shem.... Read more:Jewish
Judaism as a religion, culture, and people. 2007-05-08 14:50:00 The complexity of the interrelations between a people
(or nation), a culture
, and a religion, have many nuances and ramifications which both unite and divide Jews throughout the world. At the heart of... Read more:Judaism
Jewish Wedding 2007-05-06 19:31:00 NB: Although I didn't write on a Jewish
Wedding for the 2003 writing, I did include a poem I wrote on the occasion of the Jewish wedding of a family member. Below it, I've added some recent thoughts n...
Reflections on Jewishness 2007-05-06 15:15:00 NB: As part of my preparation for marriage, I was asked to provide Ch'vod Ha'Rav some written perspectives on what it means to be Jewish, etc. I am going to post some of that material here, in parts. ... Read more:Reflections
In search of Kabbalah 2007-04-23 14:51:00 SEO Series No. 4These then are the search terms used in Google, Yahoo, and MSN related to Kabbalah
and some variant spellings I tried. The estimated number of times the term is searched a month follow...
Shoah Remembrance 2007-04-16 16:25:00 In Israel, at any given moment, horns beep at intersections the moment the yellow flashing light joins the red light, the signal that a green light is coming. Drivers insist on moving forward, push th... Read more:Remembrance
Photo: Molotov Man, an Ecstasy of Influence 2007-03-17 21:47:00 Appropriating Joy Garnett, Susan Meiselas, and Jonathan Lethem with your photo search (1)SEO Series No. 3Photo
: Molotov Man and an exploding ecstasy of contextual influence and perhaps today a photofr... Read more:Ecstasy
Israel Tapestry — SEO Series 2007-03-05 21:58:00 Israel Kamakawiwoole sings from the speakers here in Jerusalem, his Hawai'an poetry,love poems, free love poems to my ears, weaving through Israel. It's Israel, a new breed,multi-cultural historical I... Read more:Israel
, SEO
, Tapestry
Marketing my blog 2007-05-14 13:31:00 I am pleased with the number of people who stop by my blog regularly, but I'd like to increase the number. In part, this is because I'm looking for work right now, and writing seems to be my best bet.... Read more:Marketing
Lately 2007-05-21 11:56:00 Lately I've been waiting for the FBI to arrest me as a fraud,or the CIA to hire me to spy on the inner lives of fools and idiots.Last night torrents of water flooded my sleep, overflowingrivers of mud...
Wet Iris 2007-05-20 11:10:00 Shortly after moving to Israel last January, I joined Aviva on a trip into the Northern Negev to view the desert blooming with flowers. As it turned out, the desert also bloomed with rain that day, ma...
Recipe - a prose poem 2007-06-01 06:44:00 one cup of consider a moment the voice of. reason spewing. sprockets sprayed. story edits. the road mud half-cup of experience. a narrative constructed piece by piece. from gravel and dirt and blood a...
New work on "why vandalism?" 2007-06-03 04:21:00 A digital image, "Champs Elysees," and an experimental prose poem, "only the smoke," were just published in the June 2007 issue of why vandalism?Please check them out and leave your comments, thoughts...
Wedding Day 2007-06-12 15:15:00 Aviva and I will be married tomorrow, June 13th, in Jerusalem. The bride will begin receiving guests at 6 pm (local time), and we will stand together under the Chupa at around 7 pm.We offer to the wor...
Newly married, and new story on Neon Beam 2007-06-20 05:02:00 Aviva and I were married
a week ago, June 13, 2007. In an amazing and wonderful evening, at one end of the Jerusalem Promenade that overlooks woods and, from some vantage points, the Old City and Temp... Read more:story
Youth, Sex, Sex Education Survey 2008-03-06 05:01:00 Help Amanda by taking her survey by answering anonymous (click here, very easy) questions.... Read more:Education
Poem in why vandalism? 2008-03-03 03:13:00 I have a new poem published in why vandalism? I really think the artwork under it (linked here below) fits it well. I'd appreciate folks reading the poem and leaving comments about it here. Thanks....
A beautiful human being--from All Nations Cafe 2008-02-21 04:26:00 Dear Friends,Our dear All Nations
Cafe family member,Jeremi Gishron,has passed away, suddenly,on Sunday the 17th of Februaryin a Jerusalem hospital.Jeremi was a unique visionary,holding a dream of a u... Read more:human
New Poem 2007-12-10 12:03:00 Contraband Halva and the Sapid Zeitgeist of NowThe words of my life form a crescent, a semilunar arch across the page,a mantic inscription, perhaps no more than a lick and a promise,a first swipe and ...
Poem and Photos in Abramelin 2007-11-25 14:30:00 I have a poem, six photos, and the cover photo published in the Winter 2007 issue of Abramelin: The Journal of Poetry and Magick (). Check out my work and feel free to leave ...
On Veteran’s Day 2007-11-15 10:51:00 My friend Gary referred to Monday as his day, Veteran
's Day. Another friend here in Israel, John, is also a Viet Nam vet, although he carries this around with him more than Gary. John talks about the ...
Sweet Potatoes 2007-10-04 06:35:00 Cooking some vegetables to take to a Sukkot dinner, I'm caramelizing the onions. Crisping the sweet potatoes comes next, although I grew up calling them yams. As it turns out, I've just learned that's... Read more:Sweet
New Poem & Art 2007-08-10 12:53:00 TriptychsThree variations on a day with youiMen, women and children rappel down Yehudia fallswith white foam splashing delight and happiness around themwhile the sun beams hotly with a combination of ...
Three new works published 2007-08-01 10:40:00 The August issue of why vandalism? has three of my pieces -- a poem, a short prose piece, and a prose poem. Check them out here. Then come on back and leave a comment to let me know what you think of ... Read more:published
, Three
Gulp... a response... 2008-03-19 07:23:00 noizedemon wrote:stop taking your prozac if you wanna have a bit more creativity.Gulp...I, I have to, to,stop, stop taking, taking my,my, my, my prozac?My prozac and Idance on the head of those pins,...
Polly 2008-03-22 06:53:00 In Memoriam Pauline Jane (Beach) DickelDecember 4, 1917 - March 21, 2008 ... Read more:Polly
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