Vahaviyotim

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“Who has counted the dust of Jacob and the number of a fourth of Israel?”
The Gallery
"They lived and they died / They prayed to their gods / But the stone gods did not make a sound / And their empire crumbled 'til all that was left …
Into The Fire
Nearer, My God, To Thee
The Grove
"And I looked up through a pain so intense now that the air seemed to roar with the clanging of metal, hearing, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE FREE OF ILLUSION…
From The Narrow Place
"And as for you, Daniel: Shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the End..."
The Granaries of Jerusalem
"Hunger allows no choice / To the citizen or the police; / We must love one another or die."
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Casing the Promised Land: Part II
“As he faced the sun / he cast no shadow.”
Vahaviyotim
Vahaviyotim
Reflections on social impact. Meditations on life in Israel. Expect allusions to Torah, Springsteen, and pop culture.

Vahaviyotim

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