by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jan 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
A third brief installment of our analysis of “The Door”:His boss on the other hand patently unfazedFor they all knew it was a mistakeAnd he’d one day return to join them.The prisoner, having found freedom, reconnects not only with his love interest...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jan 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Let us continue our analysis of “The Door” to further exemplify the poetic mode of expression and its interpretation. The next lines read:And back to his very own Waldorf Astorian hovelPerched gloriously amidst beer cans and metal detectors.We can gather...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jan 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
In his comment on the previous post, Rabbi Sacks expressed an inability to identify the ‘point of entry’ into poetry of the kind presented there. I must confess that for many years I had an aversion to this kind of poetry and that it took a decent amount...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jan 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
In order to read and interpret the Written Torah skillfully, one must have a sense of appreciation for nuance in literature in general. I enjoyed the imagery and flow of the following anonymously composed poem, “The Door”, so I thought I would share it...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jan 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
I realize that this topic is not especially relevant to the theme of this blog, but….I must confess that ever since Chief Justice John Roberts and President Obama erred in their respective recitations of the Presidential Oath of Office on Tuesday, I have been...
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