(De)Utero Isaiah: Love, Redemption, Inclusion
The Book of Isaiah is arguably the most popular of the prophetic writings in the Bible. Many well-known poems, hymns, and songs (including Handel’s Messiah) in both the Jewish and […]
Author Archives: Charles Bretan
A Poem for Sukkot
A Poem on Sukkot By Paul Singer Frail temporary shelters, Insubstantial walls. Open to the sky, Heaven visible from within. Four species, One soul. Four directions, One home. Wandering […]
These are the Days of Awe
We are now well and truly in the Days of Awe. During the previous month of Elul we began to reflect on the past year and search for those parts […]
Mercy, Mercy Me: Selichot, Judgement, & Mercy
Please excuse me, but this post will be rather short. As the month of Elul wanes, we find ourselves closer to Rosh Hashanah, The Days of Awe, and Yom Kippur. […]
A Jew and A Gentile walk into a Bar . . . Mitzvah 