In the Glow of Unity
...In the heart of a snow-kissed grove,
where whispers of winter weave through the trees,
a menorah stands, its candles aglow,
dancing flames in the chill-laden breeze.
Beside it rests a Yule log,...
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Categories:
challah, celebration, faith, nature, peace,
Form: Free verse
A Challah
...A challah is a braided bread -
With butter, it’s delish.
It looks impressive when it’s whole
And waiting on a dish.
But when it’s time to eat it,
Many raise a bread knife - but,
It’s so much ...
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Categories:
challah, food, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Eleemosynary Ubiquity
...sawed-off on the
crimson emerald from a cloudy sky
squeal
and, at times, the reason
low-slung why
sparkles of a pearly salver
modicum of encrusted damask mist
befuddles me
a...
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Categories:
challah, analogy, appreciation, bereavement, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Stimulus Checkup Visited Mine Local Gastrointestinal Economy
...Stimulus check(up), visited mine local gastro-intestinal economy
Around high noon
today March 19th, 2021
fecal impaction I did plaintively croon
until effect courtesy amitiza, which
prescripti...
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Categories:
challah, abuse, betrayal, conflict, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Happy Rosh Hashanah
...
Happy New Year, Dear Friends!
September30, 2019
Ah, apples with honey.
Clipped or spiraled or Round Challah,
so yummy!
And prayers for a sweet year.
Oh, such a treat.
For both ete...
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Categories:
challah, celebration, courage, jewish, pride,
Form: Rhyme
Our Fabled Shabbos Table
...Shabbos Table True Fable
Our family "Heimish" setting,
Replete with 2 lighted candles letting,
Blessings, my wife's "Emunah" truly abetting.
6 days' worries & scurries set aside, allayed,
2 li...
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Categories:
challah, blessing, emotions, happiness, jewish,
Form: Rhyme
Alms Za Try N To Reach Out As Legatee Wannabe
...Alms Za Try'n To Reach Out As Legatee Wannabe
Yukon pots sib bully challah me Jude
dish hiss literary panhandler schlepping
along virtual figurative boulevard Asia
brogue kin bloke rattling tin...
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Categories:
challah, dream, fate, happiness, hope,
Form: Narrative
All Rise
...I pity those who can’t eat bread
But opt for gluten-free instead
For sourdough with hardened crust
And slathered butter is a must.
A bagel topped with lots of seeds
Is all a body really needs
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Categories:
challah, food,
Form: Rhyme
Chanukah On Board
...Nine hundred plus are on our ship,
A Viking ocean cruise,
And of the people we had met,
We were the only Jews.
So we were quite surprised that on
Our list of day's events,
Menorah lighting ma...
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Categories:
challah, chanukah,
Form: Rhyme
1148 Greentree Lane
...Circa: 23rd of Tevet, 5760
to 15th of Tevet, 5770
in accordance
with Hebrew date
(converted, asper Gregorian
Calendar) courtesy of Google,
which place of residence i.e....
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Categories:
challah, absence, atheist, grief, jewish,
Form: Free verse
Rosh Hashanah
...Buy a challah - make it round.
Cook some kasha - lightly browned.
Bake a brisket, with a mound
Of onions on the top.
Lots of vino to be downed.
Honey cakes to add a pound.
Hugs and wishes to ...
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Categories:
challah, holiday, jewish,
Form: Rhyme
Don'T Make Eye Contact
..."But Motek, it's Hanukkah!
You MUST be with the FAMILY on HANUKKAH!!"
(Ok Mom, sure Mom, right away Mom, I'll come home)
"Rabbi Grossman DOES do such LOVELY services!
Every Jew in Suffolk Count...
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Categories:
challah, holiday
Form: Narrative