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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. 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. חב"ד‎
  • Bible

He Cannot Borrow His Soul from Others

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on August 30, 2021August 31, 2021

The Jewish Publication Society of America published an English translation of the Hebrew Bible, The Holy…

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  • Writing

The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on August 22, 2021

Years ago, I worked in the Quality Assurance department of an insurance software company. The…

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  • Publications

I Miss the City of the Sun

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on August 14, 2021

One day, I wondered what it must have felt like to be the daughter of…

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  • Walking

I Wish to Speak a Word for Nature

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on August 4, 2021August 8, 2021

I enjoy walking; it is one of my favorite activities. I don’t do it for…

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  • Literature

O Let My Joys Have Some Abiding!

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on July 26, 2021July 27, 2021

When my children were young, they differed significantly in how they transitioned between being awake…

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  • Poetry

I Dwell with a Strangely Aching Heart

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on July 4, 2021July 6, 2021

When my sister and I were young children, my mother would often tell us a…

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  • Philosophy

The Jewels Are in That Room

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on June 3, 2021

I can trace the beginning of my dislike of phones to a particular date and…

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  • Poetry

Versification, Lyricism, and Formal Poetry

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021

A sonnet (“little song”), a traditional poetic form hundreds of years old, intrigues me. I…

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  • Psalms

Reflections on Turning Seventy-One

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021

Chabad’s custom is to read a portion of Psalms (Tehillim, in Hebrew) every day—to complete…

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  • Beginnings

Daisies Pied and Yellow Cuckoo Buds

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on May 6, 2021

I will celebrate my birthday this month, בעזרת השם. When I say “this month,” I…

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