This evening, September 6, 2021, my wife and I, along with Jews worldwide, will begin…
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
The Jewish Publication Society of America published an English translation of the Hebrew Bible, The Holy…
Years ago, I worked in the Quality Assurance department of an insurance software company. The…
One day, I wondered what it must have felt like to be the daughter of…
I enjoy walking; it is one of my favorite activities. I don’t do it for…
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I can trace the beginning of my dislike of phones to a particular date and…
A sonnet (“little song”), a traditional poetic form hundreds of years old, intrigues me. I…
Chabad’s custom is to read a portion of Psalms (Tehillim, in Hebrew) every day—to complete…
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