In November 1915, in a prison in the state of Utah, a firing squad executed…
Author: Gershon Ben-Avraham
Gershon Ben-Avraham is an American-Israeli writer. He lives in Beersheba, Israel, on the edge of the Negev Desert. He and his wife share their lives with a gentle blue-merle long-haired collie and a crazy wild rescued kitten. Ben-Avraham earned an MA in Philosophy (Aesthetics) from Temple University. His short story “Yoineh Bodek” (Image) received “Special Mention” in the Pushcart Prize XLlV: Best of the Small Presses 2020 Edition. Kelsay Books published his chapbook “God’s Memory” in 2021. ברסלב
In the section of the Pentateuch that will be read in synagogue this coming Sabbath…
Charles Darwin is fascinating to read, from many viewpoints. There is, of course, the obvious…
This past Saturday, November 16, a little before 2 a.m., my wife, our dog, and…
It was lovely out in the country. Summer had come; the wheat in the fields…
For more than thirty years, I spent at least part of almost every summer in…
It is the rainy season in Beersheba, Israel, where I live. After the long, hot,…
In The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin writes about a “Sacred Tree.” He came…
Sometimes I become so focussed on achieving a particular goal that I miss the significance…
Gershon Ben-Avraham 