~ A Poem on the Torah Portion of the Week ~
Parshas Ki-Savo
Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8
Curse after bloodcurdling curse
to be visited upon those who do not obey
Relatively few are the blessings
gracing those who follow G-d's way
Why, why, why so many terrible curses
when blessings are scant
Why does the Torah choose
to rave and rant...
One Jewess survived the Vilna ghetto
read the rebuke and the curses, and did teshuva* *repentance
Said she couldn't believe the things God said He'd do
'til she saw every one of them come true...
God in Heaven, You have brought us every curse
We have lived through hell, and sometimes worse
Now before the New Year, it is You we are directly addressing
to inscribe us for Life ~ and all Your unfulfilled blessings
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The Jewish New Year 5784 begins two weeks from tonight.
SAVO
When the rest fought in mockery…
There arose one determined to see through the fight
While the rest to their fate resigned,
He refused to conform,
To begin from zero he determined.
So he could rescue the enclave economy
Not only the economy but the people too
From the dictatorial juntas of then…
A few men he chose and schooled in propaganda
To the jungle they went with guns not enough to go around.
Driven by nothing but patriotism
Their sails filled by the winds of passion
Like any guerilla fighter… hungry he went
By the mercy of the masses he survived
Many a bullet for him took in the Luwero triangle
God bless their benevolent souls.
As the rest mused about his ability to disappear
He knew it was for sheer luck that he survived
He loved the nation that much
He risked all he had so we could get all we have
Savo
God bless your heart.
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