Two Tarot Exhibits in the State of New York
In June, two exhibitions in New York State will tell sharply different stories about the Tarot.
June 5, 2026
Otiyot
The word for “letters” in Hebrew, otiyot, shares the same root (ot/אות) as the word for “signs,” otot. This linkage reflects the glyphic nature of letters themselves. Letters signify more than just sounds; they can also represent concepts, numbers, and shapes—sometimes lucid and singular, other times paradoxical and multivalent, always pointing to and from the ineffable. From its inception, writing was considered a form of magic—and mythologized as such.
It is said that the universe was constructed from the twenty-two letters of the Aleph-Bet, and that their endlessly iterative capacity continues to mirror the dynamic process of creation itself. On a fundamental level, a literary text in any language is a tapestry of signs—both pictographic and phonetic—that allows us to imagine beyond the borders of the world as we know it, and reveal connections between subjects, objects, and ideas we previously thought separate. Thus, every work of literature is a site within which the world is reframed and renewed.
In the spirit of exploring the alphabet’s creative potential, we decided to name this literary column Otiyot—a new forum for poetry, fiction, plays, creative nonfiction, hybrid works, and translations.
Foreword: The Torah in the Tarot
The foreword to Stav Appel's The Torah in the Tarot, written by poet Ariana Reines.
November 4, 2025
Allegiance: Excerpts from A Flag of No Nation
An excerpt from A Flag of No Nation by Tom Haviv.
August 28, 2025
Excerpts from The Torah in the Tarot
Excerpts from Stav Appel's The Torah in the Tarot.
August 21, 2025
Protocols 14 and 15
A film interpretation of Daniela Naomi Molnar's PROTOCOLS: An Erasure.
August 18, 2025
Excerpt from PROTOCOLS: An Erasure
An excerpt of PROTOCOLS: An Erasure by Daniela Naomi Molnar.
May 7, 2025
Eyes Closed Seeing (Excerpt from A Flag of No Nation)
A poem by Yvette Haviv, read by Tom Haviv.
April 29, 2025
Escalera (“Ladder”)
A Spanish translation of the poem "Ladder" from A Flag of No Nation by Tom Haviv.
April 2, 2025
A Rupture (כריתוּת)
Translated by Reut Ben-Yaakov, with translation editing by Liron Alon. The original Hebrew follows the English translation. A Rupture And ...
January 24, 2025
In the Beginning Was Desire
In the Beginning Was Desirewith Avivah Zornberg Produced and Directed by David Grubin Visuals Conceived and Created by Naomie Kremer ...
October 6, 2024
Three Poems by Joseph Bovshover
“He was a Jew, which means a man without a country, without a home that one can call his own: ...
October 4, 2024
Jewish Geography (Tikkun HaShem)
The following poem is featured in Eden Pearlstein's poetry book, Nothing Is for Everyone, published on September 10, 2024.
September 6, 2024
Excerpt from The Moonstone Covenant
Excerpt from The Moonstone Covenant, forthcoming fall 2024 Chapter 1: Istehar Sha’an, Illuminatrix Juniper Island Anteceday, 11:00 a.m. At the ...
June 28, 2024