Poetry

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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.

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Time After Time They Come to Destroy Us

Time after time they come to destroy us,Day after day we live;In love that flows from parents to childrenWe find the strength to give,In love that flows beneath…

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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."

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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The Wake

Two men sat talking on the front steps of the mansion on the hill. The older, the mentor; and the younger, the pupil, discussed the Book. I also sat nearby, barely knowing them, but interested in…

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One Moment Please

Is it convenient to know when you will die?To have the extra moments to say good-bye?Maybe to visit some friends who really care?Time to give a loved one something to share?

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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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The Challenge

Sometimes we are a group of lemmings looking for a cliff.Sometimes we are believers with our lifelines adrift.Instead of whispering hope we should be screaming salvation.Instead of selling God's…

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Dry Dry Dry

'Twas in the desert Dry and parched I did seek For it was there my thirst grew strongest And it was there that I grew weak

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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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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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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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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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How Much Does a Prayer Weight?

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge…

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Veils

It's happening at the moment, deceptive veils all around.Veils so thin and clear at first, like just a change of shade.Similar to stepping from sun into the shadow of a tree.Enjoyed at first, the…

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The Chase

It was a typical dayOf all work and no play,For this cop of chain and ball.He'd hide over a hillReady for the kill,To nail someone's hide to the wall.

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The Warring

Have you heard of an age of love without time? How can this be? Life is marked by pain 'within' time. That's reality. Have you heard this age has no crying only gladness, and no fear of death? I live…

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