Essays

Return to the Garden

Reuven Goldfarb shares his insights about the guidelines that give us hope that someday we will return to the garden or, at least, we will make a paradise of our own scarred earth and heal our wounded human family.

By Reuven Goldfarb, ago
Poems

Champions: Hebrews 1, Philistines 0

Reuven Goldfarb compares the "games" that Goliath, David, Cyclops and Odysseus played with that of a baseball team from the fictional town of "Mudville" who are losing by two runs in its last inning. Both the team and its fans, a crowd of 5,000, believe they can win if Casey, Mudville's star player, gets to bat.

By Reuven Goldfarb, ago
About Reuven

Poetry Immersion

Reuven Goldfarb facilitated a weekly session called “Poetry Immersion,” a class or discussion group centered on great poetry written in English through the centuries. Laurie Rappeport, who had accepted an assignment to write about interesting people and events occurring in Tzfat, interviewed Reuven and wrote an article about these gatherings.

By Reuven Goldfarb, ago
Poems

Sanctify Yourself

Reuven Goldfarb believes that true love requires not only preparation, but also each person in a relationship must goes through a process of sanctification where one imagines that an angel is coaxing you.

By Reuven Goldfarb, ago