Jishin 自心 · Words & images
Poetry.
Photographs.
Attention.
English and Hebrew. Black and white. A record of what remains when we stop looking away.
Image · October 19, 2026
Jundo, I’ve been a tenzo.
— Jishin 自心 ⭕️
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English + Hebrew · October 19, 2026
The Horizon Gives Direction · האופק נותן כיוון
A clear purpose can steady us without turning every day into a test.
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English + Hebrew + Português · October 15, 2026
The Crow’s Answer · תשובת העורב
I asked the crow what the silence meant. He kept eating.
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English + Hebrew · October 14, 2026
Above the Clouds · מעל העננים
Between leaving and arriving, the light asks nothing of me.
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Português + English + עברית · October 13, 2026
Primo Dani · Tefilin
Uma pausa para tefilin antes do voo.
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Português + English · October 13, 2026
Tia e três patetas
Ela tem a sabedoria. Nós, o talento para fazer bagunça.
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English + Hebrew · October 12, 2026
A Steady Heart Can Remain Soft · לב יציב יכול להישאר רך
Softness is strength that no longer needs to prove itself.
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English + Hebrew · October 11, 2026
Belonging Is Not a Reward · שייכות אינה פרס
Growth takes courage. Welcome makes that courage easier to find.
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English + Hebrew + Portuguese · October 10, 2026
The Open Door · הדלת הפתוחה
Stone keeps the years. Bread warms the morning.
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English + Hebrew + Portuguese · October 10, 2026
Upward · למעלה
The steps carry us. We find each other still here.
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English + Hebrew · October 10, 2026
Stillness Has a Direction
Stillness has a direction.
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English + Hebrew · October 10, 2026
The World Writes in Curves
The world writes in curves.
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English + Hebrew · October 9, 2026
The Week Loosens Its Grip · השבוע מרפה מאחיזתו
Shabbat makes room for us within what remains unfinished.
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English + Hebrew · October 8, 2026
Vitamin · ויטמין
A little green, a little sun. Today, I drink the garden.
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English + Hebrew · October 8, 2026
An Afternoon in a Glass
Ice holds the light. The glass holds the afternoon.
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English + Hebrew + Portuguese · October 8, 2026
Pepe · פפה
The needle goes quiet. The story stays.
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English + Hebrew + Portuguese · October 8, 2026
Still Here · עדיין כאן
Years pass. Leaves return. I am still here.
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English + Hebrew · October 8, 2026
Nothing to Prove · אין מה להוכיח
A sparrow on the stone. The sky still opens.
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English + Hebrew · October 8, 2026
Here · כאן
The map says Mallorca. The sea says nothing.
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English + Hebrew + Portuguese · October 7, 2026
Sixteen
The years changed the volume. I still know the song.
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English + Hebrew + Portuguese · October 7, 2026
Polly Wanna Cracker?
Polly wants a cracker. I want the meaning of life.
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Español · October 6, 2026
Maíra
Tu nombre cabe en un soplo, pero permanece cuando el viento pasa.
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English + Hebrew + Portuguese · October 6, 2026
The Road Home
The road falls toward the sea. Every journey returns us to ourselves.
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English + Spanish + Hebrew · October 5, 2026
Before Her Name
Memory takes root in silence. The years carry our family onward, and love remains.
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English + Spanish + Portuguese · October 3, 2026
Small Moons on the Way Out
A good restaurant in Palma, a glass of corks, and the small memories we carry away.
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English + Hebrew + Spanish · October 2, 2026
Night Watch, Open Questions
A Palma night watch and a conversation about God, family, and the questions we carry.
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English + Hebrew · September 30, 2026
A New Friend Between Madrid and Palma
One flight, one new friend, and a moment worth keeping.
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English + Hebrew · September 29, 2026
Above the Clouds, Spain Ahead
Spain waits beyond the blue—the journey keeps unfolding.
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English + Hebrew · September 29, 2026
The Road Already Leads Home
An aunt, an island, the road already leading home.
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English + Hebrew · September 29, 2026
Nurit’s 5 A.M. Workout Club
Early bird. Big paws. No excuses.
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English + Hebrew · September 28, 2026
Under the Blossoms, Nurit Rests
Even the bravest heart knows how to rest.
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English + Hebrew · September 28, 2026
Gravity Can Wait
One ring leaves the hand. Another claims the sky.
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English + Hebrew · September 27, 2026
A Quiet Guardian Among Stories
Among the stories, you rest; your quiet says: I’m here.
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Nine languages · September 26, 2026
At First Light
The eagle lifts the dark; the heart leaves room for peace.
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English + Hebrew · September 26, 2026
The Wild Moves Unseen
A warning sign reminds us that this place is shared.
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English + Hebrew · September 26, 2026
Between Red and Moonlight
At the red light, the moon waits—
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English + Hebrew · September 26, 2026
Nurit, Queen of the Quiet Hour
She claims the soft throne, ears lifted toward the hush.
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English + Hebrew · September 25, 2026
The Mezuzah Goes Up
A new mezuzah marks the doorway of home.
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English + Hebrew · September 25, 2026
After Forty Years
A sailor leaves the closet—and finds his wall.
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English + Hebrew · September 24, 2026
A Quiet Visitor
Still among the leaves, a visitor pauses—
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English + Hebrew
Mode Ani Zen
Awake. Aware. Grateful. Here.
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Poetry & photographs
The Air Between Seasons
The Tesla asked for air
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Poetry
The Still Point
I have knelt before sorrow
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Poetry
Black crown. White fire.
Black crown.
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Poetry
Not every prayer is spoken.
Not every prayer is spoken.
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English + Hebrew
The Breath That Remembers
I placed the shofar to my lips.
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English + Hebrew
The Small Torah
We opened a small Torah,
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English + Hebrew
The Sound Before the Sound
Three young men stand,
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More poems, photographs, and notes from West Texas.
From the public posts · September 9, 2026
The Jishin Gambit
“Sacrifice everything.
Terrify everyone.
Analyze later.”
I sacrificed a knight on move five, dragged the king into the open, started a 64-square bar fight—and got checkmated 33 moves later.
Would I play it again?
Absolutely. 🤣
— Jishin 自心 ⭕️
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