Rachel Ofer

“Can You Change the Past?” Biblical Figures, Narrative Therapy, and Faith in the Poetry of Israeli Poet Zelda

The poet Zelda (Mishkovsky), who was raised in the Chabad Hasidic tradition and was once perceived as an exceptional and “other” figure in the Israeli literary landscape, is now regarded as one of the central and most influential voices in modern Hebrew poetry. This article examines how her deep affinity for the Bible...