Jewish Existentialism (1)

Michael Peach

The reason Jews have stayed the course,
And always will their foes outlive,
Is that their Scriptures grasp The Source
To which all else is relative.

Jerusalem
1 February 1994

When first we moved to Ramat Gan, To help Tamar

Though wholeness is indeed my priority And the sensing function

My body now, alas, is paying the price, Together with

Due not least to constant U.S. vetoes Of U.N. resolutions

The streets near the park In Ramat Gan, Traffic-clogged and

Israel’s soul is all but lost. For the most vocal