MINYAN
A Literary Magazine in Support of the Jewish Community
 
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Robbi Nester
"They took me for a shiksa. In truth,
I was another kind of Jew, a new variety..."
Valerie Bacharach
"I am thin skin, itchy with boundaries, Pale of Settlement with harsh sun, fierce winds,
unnamed great-grandmothers..."
Marc Alan Di Martino
"Nana's voice is the voice of the dead
gathering in her, swelling in her throat..."
Betsy Mars
"Another grief on top of grief
we return from abroad..."
Jason Olsen
"In Finland, the aurora borealis
is caused by foxes who brush their backs
against mountains..."
Julie Weiss
"your voice wailing under history's brutal
knee, your ancestors clambering up..."
Kimberly Kolbe
"Do I flicker
when faced with a mirror?"
Elya Braden
"What did Moses think when he saw the burning
bush? Awe exploded in his heart; mystery flared..."
Elizabeth J. Coleman
"Where the brass shines
on the New Synagogue at dusk,
lighting up Berlin's dark sky..."