In his book, The Life of Reason, the American (Spanish-born) philosopher and poet George Santayana (1864-1952)…
Author: Gershon Ben-Avraham
Gershon Ben-Avraham holds an MA in Philosophy (Aesthetics). His writing has appeared in Big Muddy, Gravel, Image, Jewish Literary Journal, Poetica, The Rappahannock Review, Tipton Poetry Journal, and others. His short story “Yoineh Bodek,” (Image) earned “Special Mention” in the Pushcart Prize XLlV: Best of the Small Presses 2020 Edition.
Heidi is a beloved children’s book. Like many books written for children, it also contains…
The current Hebrew month is called Elul. The last day of the month begins this…
This post is the second of three focussing on English translations of Genesis 22:1-19 (the…
Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, Che la…
A few years ago, I wrote a short story that takes place in 19th century…
In his book, À rebours, the French author Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) describes how his protagonist…
I love reading the classics, but I have a big problem; they’re not all written…
One night, not long after my wife and I moved to Israel, I walked Kulfi,…
