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A Thought before the Sabbath
In mere minutes the door closes on the past week
No more is our lot to strive, to work, to seek
Now comes an oasis in...
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Categories:
jewish, spiritual, time,
Form: Couplet
Custodian of Tradition
My son Jacob, he follows traditions
Religious, he has certain ambitions
He prays to God three times a day
I think he even knows what to...
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Categories:
food, humor, jewish, mother
Form: Couplet
Shofar
Wake up, Wake up
You who slumber and sleep
Wake up
Return whence you came
Jarring, dissonant
The ram's horn bleats
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Categories:
bible, cry, jewish, new
Form: Free verse
Scion of the Orchards and Fields, Part One
A man-child they call Abie
Name's Menachem Levy (Levi in Hebrew...
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Categories:
farm, hero, history, jewish,
Form: Couplet
Addressing God
~ A Poem on the Torah Portion of the Week ~
Parshas Ki-Savo
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Categories:
god, hope, jewish, new
Form: Rhyme
Black KnowledgeWhite people are not
your problem
Satan is
your problem...
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Categories:
jewish, america, bible, black african
Form: Free verse
Beloved DavidFrom the beloved king and harp player
Whose name reigns as the ancient sword
That slayed the head of Goliath
This name is sung across the wide world
A Hebrew jewel, the cornerstone of Europe
A crown of nobility...
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Categories:
bible, hero, history, jewish,
Form: Free verse
having within it all SweetnessPlacing two tablets of the Law
in the Ark of the Covenant
was a gift filling them with awe
meeting His "presence" in the tent
--- to lessen their separation ---
and to provide a place to pray
...now, the...
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Categories:
jewish, christian, father son, jesus,
Form: Rhyme
Reason to Cry
On the Jewish calendar, Tisha b'Av is the saddest day
We don't even smile, say 'Hi' or 'Good morning'
For when those who spied out the Land spoke untruly
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Categories:
history, jewish, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
jewish, america, bible, black african
Form: Free verse
His Wrinkled Hands
His wrinkled hands, the texture of sand
creases and grooves line the space of his face
You notice his gait, a trifle unsteady
but at 5:00...
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Categories:
jewish, children, faith, family, farm,
Form: Narrative
Dagger of Peace
Pinchus'* weapon was his dagger
his dagger of peace
He stopped a plague in its tracks
...
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Categories:
bible, hero, jewish, peace,
Form: Free verse
She Elevates Humanity
~ More than Israel has kept the Sabbath
The Sabbath has kept Israel ~
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Categories:
angel, jewish, light, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Deborah
Deborah
Mother in Israel, clothed in armor
Hill country courtroom ‘neath her lush palm tree,
Judges disputes between landlords and farmers
Judgements, like sweet dates, God's chosen agree.
Clothed by prophecy, Daughter of the Lord
Feeds Israel on God’s bread of...
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Categories:
bible, hero, jewish,
Form: Rhyme
The Wonderful Word of Blue
A Jew looks at the blue of his ritual fringe *
thinks of the wonderful world he's in
The deep blue of the sea meets the horizon
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Categories:
jewish, flying, god, growth, heaven,
Form: Couplet
Specific Types of Jewish Poems
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