the distance between
peh and shin
spans
here to there
the Holy to the outside
lands
where and where not
nun, gimel, heh
a great miracle took place
Yossi Huttler, who lives in Los Angeles, is the author of Lakol Z’man: A Poetical Journey Through The Jewish Year. Mr. Huttler’s poems and essays have appeared in the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Daily Forward, the Jewish Observer, and other publications.
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