‘what if …’ are the most magical words I know. They steer us in surprising directions and prod us to reflect on our own assumptions. I hope my stories and plays on this site entertain and give pause for contemplation. Yitzhak Avigad
To weep at what I am glad of
My writings
Agent of God
Retelling of the biblical story of Srayah (end of Jeremiah) Agent of God
Alex and Shirley
A crocodile and hippopotamus who become best of friends Alex and Shirley
An Imagined Life
Conjuring up a recently deceased person whom I’ve never met An Imagined Life
And My Sister’s Name is Carol
Relations between generations in the extended family And My Sister’s Name is Carol
Collective Guilt
Ritual and an unexplained murder from Biblical times Collective Guilt
Domestic Matters
Immigrants during a bombing in the Lebanon War Domestic Matters
From Generation to Generation
Musings about the future and past From Generation to Generation
From the Garden of Eden
How two brothers name their hamster From the Garden of Eden
Green Spaghetti and Raisins
Fracturing of contemporary Israeli family Green Spaghetti and Raisins
Honi the Circle Maker
Retelling of the two midrashim about Honi Honi the Circle Maker
It’s Just a Game
A one act play about a game of bridge at an old age home It’s Just a Game
Just Chit Chat
A domestic Jewish -Arab encounter during a tense political period Just Chit Chat
Man with a Movie Camera
A movie review of one of my favorite movies (it isn’t very well known). A Man with a Movie Camera
Medea in Connecticut
The Medea story set in in mid-twentieth century Connecticut Medea in Connecticut
Off the Path
An elderly woman doesn’t get off at her stop on the bus Off the Path
On King George Street
Encounter walking down King George Street in Jerusalem on a late Friday evening On King George Street
Rites of the Daughters
About the rite of mourning for the daughter of Yiftah Read the full story here: Rites of the Daughters
Rodrigo’s Lament
Difficulties of an actor playing a minor part in Shakespeare’s Othello Rodrigo’s Lament
The Triumvir
The machinations of Lepidus, the weakest of the three rulers of Ancient Rome during the time of the Triumvirate The Triumvir
To Weep at What I am Glad Of
A monologue of the Moon retelling the Greek myth of Endymion To Weep at What I am Glad Of
What’s Gotten into the King?
At the court of King Saul What’s Gotten into the King?
Woman and Bird in the Night
Discussion about a Joan Miro painting Woman and Bird in the Night