Chosen To Channel

"muriel's poems recall the prayerful essence of classical jewish poetry, reminders that in the absence of prophets, we rely on our poets to awaken in us a longing for god."

yossi klein halevi

senior fellow at the shalom hartman institute in jerusalem

author of like dreamers, winner of the jewish book council's 2013 everett award for jewish book of the year.

Muriel Hoff has written four additional books: "Messages Via Muriel"; "The Voice in the Middle of the Night"; "Inspired Poems from the Universe"; "Animal Nursery Rhymes." She is a founding member of the Writer's Group of the Triad. Her poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies, including: "More Than Magnolias"; "Writer's Choice"; "Women of the Piedmont Triad"; "Edge of our World"; "A Turn in Time"; "The Voice Within"; "Wordworks"; "Fire and Chocolate"; "Soundings of Poetry." Yossi Klein Halevi is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and an international commentator for New York Times and Wall Street Journal. A long-time journalist, he has authored three books including "Like Dreamers," which won the Jewish Book Council's 2013 Everett Award for Jewish Book of the Year.

CONTENTS

protecting the holy land   1

secret of jewish spiritual survival   2, 3 

a melody of words   4

search well  5

halacha  6

the challenge  7

when messiah comes  8

haifa  9

the eternal jew  10,11

entering the bible  12

chanukah lights  13

hineni  14

renewal of israel  15

tradition  16,  17

open your heart to me  18

the rabbi  19

where does it all fit together   20

do not forsake us   21

tefillin   22

israel beckons   23

say a psalm   24

the sound of the shofar   25

a little bit of messiah   26

doing the mitzvah   27

shavuot   28

torah   29

we are one   30

splendor of shabbat   31

eternal message   32

indestructible document   33

words of rashi   34

kaddish   35

christians working with jews   36

healing waters of the mikveh   37

esther  38

shabbat-a jewel in the crown   39

moses   40

jerusalem   41

the approach of shabbat   42

the glory of torah   43, 44

light up the world   45

hope   46

maimonides   47

israel is mourning   48

the lord’s precepts   49

days of remembrance   50

tzedakah   51

a remnant of our people   52

the scribe   53

malachi, oh malachi   54

lest they forget   55

the plea and the answer   56, 57

the old jew   58

oh israel   59

the prophet   60

say the shema   61

awash in loveliness   62

soul to soul   63

when messiah comes   64, 65,  66

israel welcomes you   67

come unto me    68

remember and reconsider   69

hidden secrets   70

a new day   71

healed again and again   72

to be a hostage   73

the potential for greatness   74

messiah is coming   75

the western wall   76, 77

goodness and tenderness    78