Comments for The Torah In Haiku

Comment on What is this? by Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:22:48 +0000

Simply marvellous! What a wonderfully creative way to present the Torah!

Dov — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:39:53 +0000

so she could sleep well
an unheroic hero
yet truly righteous

Dov — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:37:48 +0000

Which facet of God?
El Shadai, Yud Hay Vav Hay
What is in a name?

plagues & counter-plagues
a divine competition
all to make a point

Let my People go!
hardening of Pharoah’s heart
God’s cholesterol

first awe, then comfort
the spirituality
of those who hear God

Dov — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:57:19 +0000

Shifrah & Puah
civil disobedience
“they are vigorous”

Dov — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:01:44 +0000

Adam’s Sandler’s song
there are versions 2 and 3
just search on YouTube

Dov — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:18 +0000

the Macabees and
the assimilationists
we’re better for both

Dov — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:59:12 +0000

Pharoah has two dreams
Joseph interprets them both
gives credit to God

Joseph had two sons
Manaseh & Ephraim
with wife Asenat

Joseph at 30
“Chief of the Entire Land”
brilliant young leader

retaliation
Joseph recognizes them
but messes with them

singular, plural
Elohim means God or gods
Joseph’s Elohim

Dov — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:45:16 +0000

baseball’s not my thing
reading, writing, poetry
my sport is language

Dov — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:24:45 +0000

candles burning low
O dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
don’t be a stranger

Dov — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:46:54 +0000

mysterious coins
with their tin-foiled coatings
soon disappearing