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Best Talmudic Poems

Below are the all-time best Talmudic poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of talmudic poems written by PoetrySoup members

Love Your Friend

Love your friend* as yourself
  That is the whole Torah**
The rest is commentary
  How can that be?

We are commanded to love God too
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Categories: talmudic, friend, god, love,
Form: Rhyme

A Humble Baker

As Passover neared, in the camp* grew a fear           *Nazi WW2 death camp
  that...

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Categories: talmudic, celebration, holocaust, jewish,
Form: Narrative

Dear Brother

A poor soul approached who was singing the blues
  He asked, 'What does God no longer want me to do?'

'What is hateful to you,...

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Categories: talmudic, history, jewish, spoken word,
Form: Couplet

Mourning the Passing of Herman Wouk

An old-fashioned modern Jew
  He was brilliant, unique
Weaving the strands of tradition
  Into best-selling novels sleek 

A Navy man, aboard a WW2 mine-sweep
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Categories: talmudic, death, jewish, literature, tribute,
Form: Ode