Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 10hWow, thanks to Dashboard Horus editor Marie C Lecrivain for selecting my poem "A Day at Sea" for a 2026 Best of the Net nomination! Fantastic to be in this class of nominees! Thanks, Marie! dashboardhorus.blogspot.com/2025/11/thur...dashboardhorus.blogspot.comThursday, November 27, 2025: Rick Lupert's "A Whole Day Has Gone By" and "A Day at Sea" 110
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimeow-ey #caturday #doctormeowho 010
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We finish the Torah this weekend. We start the Torah this weekend. The cycle continues. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When I become a Rabbi, and have to teach classes, the first one is going to be called "Hair." 001
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I found this mustache image in my photo library. I'm not sure why it's there or what its intentions are. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Who's ready to invest in self-toasting toast? I have a plan. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Does Sabrina Carpenter hire out? I want her to build me some shelves. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A sequel to a poem I wrote last year for the traditional “ushpizim" celebrated male guests… #poetry #sukkot @jewishjournal jewishjournal.com/judaism/3924...jewishjournal.comOur Celebrated Guests - Ushpizot - A Sukkot PoemThese are the seven guests, ushpizot, invited to our Sukkah – 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sorry, was I interrupting something? #meowednesday 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Getting a head start on dinner and thought I'd save time by taking the photo first. Delicious! 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We’re almost at the end of the Torah and Moses is on his last speech. He’s going out with a song. We’d better listen. #torah #poetry #haazinu @jewishjournal Read the text at JewishPoetry.net 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I saw the headline “Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?” But the article was behind a paywall, so I’m just going to take my chances. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026An invitation to the community ahead of services. Shana Tova! 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Avinu Malkeinu is one of the most central texts we say during the High Holy Days. Here’s my take on it in this new poem. May your new year be sweet. Shana Tova. jewishjournal.com/judaism/3919... #highholydays #roshhashana #avinumalkeinu @jewishjournaljewishjournal.comAvinu Malkeinu — A New PoemKnow before whom you stand. They are goldmines. They are every possibility. 011
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If Apple was going to start pre-orders for the new iPhone on Rosh Hashanah morning, they could have at least made the phone colors apple red and honey gold. 010
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Not only am I for mail-in voting, but I think we should have mail-in jury duty. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 04/09/2026As we come close to the end of this year’s Torah reading cycle, I’m reminded all the words we speak go into the ears of people who deserve the very best. Know before whom you stand. #torah #poetry #nitzavim #vayeilech @jewishjournal. jewishjournal.com/judaism/3917...jewishjournal.comKnow Before Whom You Stand — A poem for Parsha Nitzavim-VayeilechKnow before whom you stand. They are goldmines. They are every possibility. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Look people, all I’ve been saying this whole time is… Sorry, I forgot where I was going with this. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Due to a miscommunication at the dealership, I accidentally bought an eclectic car. 010
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 31/08/2026My new book of Torah portion poems, "Begin the Beget," just got its first 5-star review! (Though I'd understand if you were drawn to Sinatra's Begin the Beguine based on these search results.) 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Life is a never-ending series of impossible decisions. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Could Jonathan Fong have found a more delicious-looking image to accompany my poem for this week's text? #torah #poetry @jewishjournal #kitavo jewishjournal.com/judaism/3914...jewishjournal.comWhen You Come (to dinner) — A poem for Parsha Ki TavoWe went to dinner the other night, and when we asked if we could bring anything, they said no, but if you want, you could bring dessert or fruit... 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I test-drove a self-driving car, and I’m not sure why I even needed to be there. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I don’t like war. How about you? #torah #poetry @jewishjournal jewishjournal.com/judaism/3912...jewishjournal.comWhen You Go Out To War — A poem for Parsha Ki TeitzeiWhen you go out to war, be nice. 010
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I was about to post something really funny, but then my cats gathered, and I insisted I feed them. Sorry, check in with you tomorrow. 010
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I came across a recipe for "Assassin's Spaghetti." I'm not sure I'm qualified to make or eat this. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 14/08/2026No need to be judgy…unless you’re a judge, of course, like the first ones appointed in this week’s text. #torah #poetry #shoftim @jewishjournal jewishjournal.com/judaism/3910...jewishjournal.comPlea — A poem for Parsha ShoftimBe fair, judges... 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I’m pleased to report major progress has been made to solve real world problems. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My new book "Begin the Beget" — Book 1 of The Chazak Chazak Project — A poem for every Aliyah of the book Genesis in the Torah, is out today! Get it here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...shop.ingramspark.comBegin the Beget: A Poem for Every Aliyah of the Book of Genesis in the TorahBegin the Beget opens a five-book series pairing one poem with every Torah aliyah. This Genesis volume brings wit, nerve, and theological depth to Creation, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and his sons. 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I think everyone needs a Rick and Addie picture now and then. Try not to be blinded by my sneakers. (Or Addie's beauty.) 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Wondering which mountain you’d go up…and if you were just assigned one, even the one you didn’t want, what would you say on top? #torah #poetry #reeh @jewishjournal jewishjournal.com/judaism/3908...jewishjournal.comTwo Mountains — A poem for Parsha Re'eh by Rick LupertI see two mountains... 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 05/08/2026So I guess praying mantises are definitely not agnostic? 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Rigatoni pizza made an appearance in Sundays rotation. (Also I bought way too much ricotta. Please come collect it.) 000
Rick Lupert @ricklupert.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Just got my copies of Begin the Beget - My first Jewish poetry collection since 2017’s God Wrestler. It’s my first book in the Chazak Chazaak Project. A poem for every Aliyah of the Book of Genesis in the Torah. Here’s me hanging out with the book! Check it out at JewishPoetry.net/books 000
