Musings from students of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 13th, 2010
Auschwitz I (the main Auschwitz camp) has been turned into a museum.
I have photographs of the museum displays at Auschwitz I… photographs of human hair and human hair woven into cloth, of spectacles, frames, and lenses, of tallitot (plural form of tallit), of bowls, plates, and cups, of prosthetic limbs and canes, of suitcases with [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2010
A poem inspired by the 2010 Pardes Poland trip by Cheryl Stone:MAJDANEK
Breathe deeply my dear
Breathe
We have long since been forgotten
Breathe
They will not remember
The guard tower watches over us
Protecting
The city pulses nearby
But we are already dead
Breathe
The light brushing of blue
on the walls
on the ceiling
small, crisp, cool sky
Visions of poppies, peonies, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 8th, 2010
I’ve been busy recently, but that’s not the only reason it’s been taking me so long to write this post.
Last week I had a conversation with a chevruta (study partner) on the subject of how we perceive & relate to the presence of G-d (it was a class assignment). We discussed a difficulty that we [...]