poetry

Friends Richard Michelson (L) and Leonard Nimoy celebrate Nimoy's 80th birthday in 2011

'Sleeping as Fast as I Can': Jewish spiritual humor - review

Richard Michelson has a profound grasp of Jewish history, of antisemitism and pogroms, of moral teachings and midrash, of sinners and prophets.

Leonard Cohen miniseries to focus on 60-70s

So Long, Marianne will follow a young Cohen during his years-long relationship with Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen, which spanned from the early 1960s through the ’70s.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
30/11/2023

Poetry can help people cope with loneliness, isolation, depression

A full 50% of respondents said poetry had helped with feelings of anxiety and depression.

Voices Israel's 49th Anthology: A symphony of contemporary poetry from around the world

Founded in 1971, the organization, though based in Israel, boasts members from all over the English-speaking world.

Photography, poetry, and nature in Israel

Living so close to the lake and also to the beautiful countryside all around us has enabled me to get a close-up view of the nature of Israel.

By JULIAN ALPER
03/10/2023

Russell Brand removed from Corbyn's poetry anthology amidst allegations

Despite Brand's removal, the book's contributors include many other celebrities with antisemitic pasts.

A poem in a test tube: Israeli ‘poetic pharmacy’ offers medicine for all

The power of the written word is indisputable, so Rambam Health Care Campus decided to mobilize it for the benefit of mass emotional therapy.

Jerusalem highlights August 25 – 31

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Belarus declares anti-Russian poems by 19th-century poet 'extremist'

The targeted poems called for fighting against the Russian Empire and promoted Belarussian nationalism.

Tisha Be'av: Weeping in silence, keeping bitter memories alive - opinion

By keeping alive these bitter memories of our exile, and teaching them to our children, we hope both to prevent their recurrence and to recognize the miraculous continuity of our existence.

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