Two Faces
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Shavuos is known by many Christians as 'The Pentecost.' It is observed on the 50th day after the Passover Holiday. Its 'two faces' are 1.) the Torah, 2.) Fruit Trees. Shavuos this year starts Thursday before sunset and ends an hour after sunset on Saturday night.
Shavuos, a holiday with two different faces
One in an uncultivated desert
The other on a cultivated farm...
On Shavuos itself Jews soar to the highest of heights
But this poem's about the run-up, pre-flight
For it's all about how well you prepare
that determines the outcome when you get there
God whisked Israel from Egypt to Sinai in 45 days
Then gave them the Torah without undue delay
One face of Shavuos is therefore called 'Weeks'
Jews count seven of them, then on Sinai God speaks...
The Festival of First Fruits takes five years to evolve
For the first three, there's no touching a tree
In the fourth year, that fruit tree is holy
In the fifth year, in Jerusalem, Israel partakes, finally
What is the reason for these two different faces
God didn't tell us, He left us no traces
But I think there's a lesson: We reap what we sow
~ The longer we anticipate, the more we grow
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2023
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