Jewish Intuitives

Published by Reuven Goldfarb on

are coming out of their esoteric closets,
removing their shawls and veils,
bestowing kisses and caresses on those whom they bless,
revealing secrets of the past,
providing links to the recesses of history
and a guiding hand to the green and golden future.

Most of all, they are standing with us
in the present, inviting you, with me,
to welcome the one
breathing being, glowing with fresh breath,
dispelling the clouds of gloom and holocaust,
emanating rays of compassion and sparks of love

Jewish Intuitives” won Honorable Mention in the Miriam Felicia Lindberg Memorial Foundation Poetry for Peace Contest 2010

Categories: Poems

Reuven Goldfarb

Writer, editor, and teacher, Reuven Goldfarb has published poetry, stories, essays, articles, and Divrei Torah in scores of periodicals and anthologies and won several awards. Reuven published and edited AGADA, the illustrated Jewish literary magazine (1981-88), taught Freshman English at Oakland’s Merritt College (1988-97) and courses in Poetry Immersion and Short Story Intensive as a freelancer in Tzfat (2009-12). Goldfarb served the Aquarian Minyan as officer and service leader for 25 years and received s’micha from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi as Morenu, Maggid, and Rabbinic Deputy in 1993. He now works as a copy editor for books and manuscripts and coordinates monthly meetings for the Upper Galilee branch of Voices Israel. He and his wife Yehudit host classes, workshops, and a weekly Talmud shiur in their Galilee home.

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