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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



  _________________________________________________  
  The Jewish New Year 5784 begins two weeks from tonight.

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Paul Bell

Date: 9/3/2023 3:00:00 AM

You sometimes wonder if God sits back and wonders what the hell went wrong with his seven-day plan. I'm thinking it was the day off that did it, just too much time on their hands.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/3/2023 7:13:00 PM

I like your take on this one, Paul. Maybe God only needed six days a week -- unlike the Beatles. Thanks for the visit and the comment. :) Gershon

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 9/2/2023 10:05:00 AM

A powerful write. Think about Job. One still needs to bless God in bad/sad times. That is what makes the difference. Have a blessed day/weekend.............

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/2/2023 8:03:00 PM

Right. And if we stick with God through thick and thin, can't He give us a little more 'thick?' ~ Just sayin'