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The Burial

His days he spent pleasantly as befit his soft upbringing running the family business counting the money pouring in leaving the real work to his brother One day their father passed – deciding to attend the burial he was startled to see a rabbi presiding father was not Jewish, was he Does that mean, he wondered – could it be that I’m Jewish But he dismissed the preposterous thought buried it deep in his conscience

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Date: 7/9/2025 7:51:00 PM
I get the feeling this poem is more than the realization of a non-practicing family focusing on making money. A family that doesn't practice their faith may as well not wear a label, I guess. I thought it was really good of the son to decide to attend his father's funeral. Yikes.
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