In Us Forever: A Haiku Journey
"This is a haiku,"
a car ride seatmate tells me:
"ah...AH, then...AHAH!"
A million questions
That's what I feel like I am
Why, why, why, why, why?
A punch in the face
That's how every second feels
So I remember
The waiting is hard
Good arrives, waits disappear
Waiting is unreal
My friend's grandfather:
"Learn, live, and love the Torah"
The question is how
A. "Notice G-d's kindness"
The Rambam says to take note
Then we will love G-d
B. And so with people
When we truly love someone
We see the goodness
HODU
Ve'Ad Ha'Olam
G-d is blessed until the world
Whatever that means
BONEH BERACHAMAV
"Zion will be built
through justice," the prophet says
Mercy wouldn't hurt
ET YEREIAV
The ones who fear Him
Those who pine for his kindness
This is who G-d wants
MIZMOR LETODAH
"...ve'ad dor va'dor -
emunato." G-d has faith
in us forever
8 Comments:
I enjoyed these a lot. Especially the one ending "Mercy wouldn't hurt." Amen.
BONEH BERACHAMAV
"Zion will be built
through justice," the prophet says
Mercy wouldn't hurt"
I agree with Anne. I imagine you are talking about "tzion bmishpat tipadeh", and your title is the hope that mercy will kick in too.
This was inspired by the pasuk-Torah verse and more. Rabbi Solovetchik was of the opinion that in Grace After Meals we shouldn't read the blessing as written - Boneh Berachamav Yerushalayim - G-d Builds Jerusalem In His Mercy, rather we leave out the mercy part. His rational was that the verse of Isiah says that the redemption of Jerusalem will come through justice and charity. As a young man, Rabbi Yosef Blau was once at a Shabbos meal with his uncle. Rabbi Blau skipped the word berachamav - in his mercy, following the opinion of his mentor. His uncle asked him why he left out that word and Rabbi Blau explained. His uncle's response was something to the effect of - "Nu, rachamim - mercy wouldn't hurt."
Anne, I highly doubt that you'd have known this - but it's amazing that you said Amen because that blessing about building jerusalem with mercy is unique in that it is the only blessing wich has the word Amen attached to it, to be said by one who recites it and not just by one who hears someone else say the bracha/blessing.
wow...so much thought packed into each haiku...amazing.
Thanks for appreciating. Explanation available upon request.
Whoa... That coincidence about my "Amen" gives me the shivers - in a good way.
His rational was that the verse of Isiah says that the redemption of Jerusalem will come through justice and charity.
It's the Gra, I'm pretty sure.
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