Author Archives: Shai Afsai



Shai Afsai
Shai Afsai

Shai Afsai (shaiafsai.com) lives in Providence. His writing has focused on Thomas Paine, Jews and Freemasonry, Zionist historiography, religious traditions of the Beta Yisrael Jewish community from Ethiopia, emerging Judaism in Nigeria, aliyah from R.I., Jewish pilgrimage to Ukraine, Benjamin Franklin’s influence on Judaism, Jewish-Polish relations, Jews and Irish literature, and Judaism in Northern Ireland.

Interview With Poet Jared Singer
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Interview With Poet Jared Singer

A conversation with the 36-year-old New Jersey-based poet and sound engineer about publishing his first book, writing for the stage and the page, tattoos, touring and performing, putting on tefillin,...

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March 03, 2023
Reflections On Reading Bruno Schulz
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Reflections On Reading Bruno Schulz

Years ago, there was a small bookshop on Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island, near Brown University’s campus, called College Hill Bookstore. It had late hours – I recall the...

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March 17, 2022