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In Passing Hellos

That’s all we can afford to give.We've been made to feel afraid of each other.They tell us each day.be careful and keep away .Not to touch one another.

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In Those Days

Many will claim his name.In those days.

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Avinu Malkenu

Avinu Malkenu, please show me how to get closer to You.

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The Largeness of Love

I’ll try to define - One small word, LoveDoes fill all the earth - And heavens above

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First They Came for the Jews

First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.

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Hear, O Israel

Hear, my people, Israel,The Lord is one, the only God,And you shall worship him alone,For him reserve your praise and laud.

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Shabbat Poem

O' people, dear peoplethe Sabbath day has comeand we are gathered as a familywith the setting of the sun.

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I am Joseph

I see them as in carriages,Of stately royal hue,They're borne away, their task fulfilled,They're purses, stomachs, too.

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Sebastian

Sebastian may be blind, but he can seeEverything extant to you and me.Because his sight is safely tucked away,All his other senses come to play,

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Before One Reads the Torah

Before one reads the Torah, one must be Alight with love of G-d, as though a flame Took refuge in the temple of a heart* Made pure by discipline and holy deeds.

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If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem

If I forget thee, Jerusalem,Then let my right be forgotten.Let my right be forgotten, and my left remember.Let my left remember, and your right closeAnd your…

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Heaven Will Be

We will be there in a perfect sinless place,In a perfect universe, in a perfect space.Where all are first and none are last,Forgiven by the Holy One who…

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Charity Should Make the Giver Sing

Charity should make the giver sing,Happy in the undertow of sharing.

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Leah's Hoda'ah

With her words Leah built her house,Yearning for her husband's care.With each new son she hoped he'd espouseThe love she longed to share.

Eyes

I’ve seen innocent eyes, living out their fantasyEyes not trying to hide, naked to ecstasy.I’ve seen guilty eyes, shying from the truth.At times searching, but indestructible in youth. I’ve seen eyes…

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Good Morning My God

When I awake, You are the first thought on my mind.When I awake, the joy of Your presence is mine.Thank You my God for this day.Thank You my God for my life on this day.You are my everything, You are…

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Before One Reads the Torah

Before one reads the Torah, one must be Alight with love of G-d, as though a flame Took refuge in the temple of a heart* Made pure by discipline and holy deeds.

Poetry

Avinu Malkenu

Avinu Malkenu, please show me how to get closer to You.

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Metamorphosis from a Worm to a Butterfly

My beloved Yeshua where am I now in the transformation for Thee?Am I still in the cocoon waiting to be liquefied and made into a butterfly or is my breakthrough almost complete.My beloved Yeshua I…

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Every Friday Night I Bless My Children

Every Friday night I bless my children.I put my hands upon their inclined headsAnd say the words my father said to me:"May God shine His countenance on you."

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The Largeness of Love

I’ll try to define - One small word, LoveDoes fill all the earth - And heavens above

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A Leaf Like Me

The last fall colored leaves touch the earth,Another year is unswervingly ending.A warm evening mist caresses my cheeks,I cannot ignore our lives too are pending.

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In Passing Hellos

That’s all we can afford to give.We've been made to feel afraid of each other.They tell us each day.be careful and keep away .Not to touch one another.

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Antiques

Please don't know this aging antique deskIt was not chosen with idle foolishnessThe finish is no longer new, but check out the grainOh sure, at first it may look kind of plain.These dents, they give…

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Heaven Will Be

We will be there in a perfect sinless place,In a perfect universe, in a perfect space.Where all are first and none are last,Forgiven by the Holy One who forgave our past.

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If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem

If I forget thee, Jerusalem,Then let my right be forgotten.Let my right be forgotten, and my left remember.Let my left remember, and your right closeAnd your mouth open near the gate.

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Leah's Hoda'ah

With her words Leah built her house,Yearning for her husband's care.With each new son she hoped he'd espouseThe love she longed to share.

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Sebastian

Sebastian may be blind, but he can seeEverything extant to you and me.Because his sight is safely tucked away,All his other senses come to play,

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Complaining Bears No Fruit

My beloved adonai, i know that you love me.My beloved adonai, i know that you care.But when you hear me complain each day, your heart and hand are withdrawn from me. My complaints are an afront to…

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