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Tue Apr-14-09 01:39 PM
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Pharaoh for Passover, a dead son, and the Jews |
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It was late, maybe midnight When we opened the door for Elijah Fully expecting Aunt Ida, in sable. But it was Pharaoh that walked in to the wine and the whining and asked for a seat at the little kids table saying he had a few questions for us. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/844502.html
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Tue Apr-14-09 01:41 PM
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1. So it is written....... |
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Tue Apr-14-09 01:50 PM
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4. So let it be written. So let it be done. |
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Tue Apr-14-09 01:48 PM
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Don't you know, all Jews wear the most expensive fur going.
Passover is "whining"?
Some days Jewish guilt just pisses me off.
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Tue Apr-14-09 01:49 PM
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what a powerful poem. Liked the last stanza the best, for there is wisdom for all people in it:
Next year in Jerusalem, or Hebron, or Shechem, don't say I didn't warn you when playing the master has shaken and torn your dreams to small sandy pieces. Your God never did sell his property. He only lets leases. So shackle that promised land of yours. Take, as your deed, your birth. But know how much a promise is worth. For once you were promised to me.
"He only lets leases"--important words to remember.
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Tue Apr-14-09 02:25 PM
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5. A very moving poem. Thanks for posting. |
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Wed Apr-15-09 09:26 AM
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6. I wholeheartedly approve. N.T. |
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