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Torah is the Heart of God

There is no wisdom of this age.That can be found outside the page.

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The Message

I was right in the middle of deceitWhen truth found me.Well I thought I was living lifeas one should be.

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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…

In Those Days

Many will claim his name.In those days.

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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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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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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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The Largeness of Love

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

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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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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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Avinu Malkenu

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

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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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The Message

I was right in the middle of deceitWhen truth found me.Well I thought I was living lifeas one should be.

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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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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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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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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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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 all memoryWe find the strength to give.

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