Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

They Scoff at Us

     They scoff at us Jews for our traditions
        the myriad laws and restrictions

     Never mixing milk and meat
        watching every bite we eat

     No wearing garments of mixed materials
        not even on our ‘interiors’

     Never planting mixed seeds, and
        for our cattle no non-kosher feed

     Letting the land lie fallow every seven years
        no matter some accounts in arrears… 

     Yet these traditions ensure ecological balance
        which our Rabbis safeguard with Talmudic talent

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Karen Jones July 16, 2024 at 3:06 AM Agree with Hilda information is appreciated! I suppose eating any meat at all is unkind to animals as my monk friend and cousin would say! Perhaps I will grow and change my dietary behavior! Great poem for it makes me think Gershon!

Hilda Greenhough July 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM I have in the past bought kosher meat from a kosher store because the animals are treated more humanely. Now I cut out red meat. Traditions gives comfort, so it's a good thing. Your poem is informative.

Quoth Theraven July 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM Gershon, Just this, in the face of the unknown and untrusted. Tested in the forge of time by HaShem. Tradition remains the finest wisdom. -Richard