Best Rabbi Poems

My dearest Claudia, 

     For eighteen months, I've been at this Jerusalem outpost.
     "Tis you and young...

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Come and see the tiny baby,
sleeping on a bed of straw.
The angels came and sang His praises,
and shepherds watched in silent awe.

Come and see who's...

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Written by Gail DeBole
In memory of my grandfather

Nice Day For a Funeral

I
(You were always old.  I can't remember a
time when you were not.)

Cried
(And you...

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I came to you by night, O Rabbi
Seeking truth and light from your words
You spoke of heavenly things, O Rabbi
But I could not grasp their...

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All you need is one word,
Erase just one word
from the minds of the people,
Rout out just one idea, one concept,
Eliminate 'Religion' from 
the dictionary of...

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~He Has Many  Names~
(Trinet)


Jesus' name
Means "Saviour"
Jesus has long list of names
The Bible says that, it's true
Emmanuel, Christ,
Rabbi, Son 
Of God.

Son of
David, Son
Of Man, and...

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MISSING PERSON


Saw him sitting on the curb weeping,
pompous parades of the self righteous
passing “his” children – in disgust.

Eyes glistened through the tears
hands trembling as if...

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Tell me the poet
Who comes from Malta,
Whose name is apostolic,
Who authored "The Composer",
And the "Unspoken Words".

Tell me the poet
Who is not callous,
Who is not Carl...

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As i sit in my bedroom,exhaulting your name
I can hear the seas roar at the sound of your name. 
How can one not believe that...

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The rabbi had a lot of trouble
Blowing the shofar.*
The congregation waited
But the sounds were just bizarre.

Some strangled bursts of air came out
But music was resistant.
The...

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The two greatest Jews I ever knew
       Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, a singing troubador
     reaching lost...

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continued from Pt 1


 
       With my name underneath!/  I said "Who is keith?"/  She looked over...

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[Imagine this talk is coming from a Roman news reporter who is describing to a group of citizens on the town square wanting to know...

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Every year with Christmas coming in a park near Forest Lake,
the Lion’s Club and Rotary Club help to add to Christmas cheer
by organizing something special...

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A rainbow puts a smile on faces
   no matter their color, creed, or races
A single beam of light, pure white
   refracted...

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