Addressing God
~ A Poem on the Torah Portion of the Week ~
Parshas Ki-Savo
Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8
Curse after bloodcurdling curse
to be visited upon those who do not obey
Relatively few are the blessings
gracing those who follow G-d's way
Why, why, why so many terrible curses
when blessings are scant
Why does the Torah choose
to rave and rant...
One Jewess survived the Vilna ghetto
read the rebuke and the curses, and did teshuva* *repentance
Said she couldn't believe the things God said He'd do
'til she saw every one of them come true...
God in Heaven, You have brought us every curse
We have lived through hell, and sometimes worse
Now before the New Year, it is You we are directly addressing
to inscribe us for Life ~ and all Your unfulfilled blessings
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The Jewish New Year 5784 begins two weeks from tonight.
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2023
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