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The Fires Yet Burn

     Our Holy Temples still burn
        for we Jews have not learned
     the lessons of the past
        We just repeat them

     We speak ill of our brothers
        show anger to others
      And for not spreading love all around
        flames of the past yet rise from the ground


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       Tisha b'Av, the saddest day of the Jewish
       calendar, is tonight and tomorrow, com-
       memorating the day both the first and 
       the second Temple in Jerusalem were
       destroyed. It within our power to douse
       the flames, by changing our ill-advised
       ways...

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/12/2024 8:57:00 PM

I love what Anaya said! I lean in to listen…

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/12/2024 9:15:00 PM

Yes, Didn't Anaya write a lovely, an exquisite comment?!

I Am Anaya

Date: 8/12/2024 7:55:00 PM

Commemorating the sorrows of the Diaspora. Your sage words should be spread far and wide across the globe to remind us that we either live together in peace or continue to turn upon one another with ill will. Blessings. I am faving this gem, GW.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/12/2024 8:05:00 PM

Thank you so much for such an exquisite comment, Anaya. And I really appreciate both the support and the fave. God bless, Gershon