Illustration Kabbalah by International Artist Phillip Ratner
Lee Diamond – Loss Of Our Essence
While we debate Kashrut supervisors
While we struggle for rights at the Kotel
While we inspect every letter
Of our mezuzot
While we inspect the legitimacy
Of Former Russian Jews to marry in Israel
While we legislate the opening
Of some stores on Shabbat
In some cities
While we inspect the “eruv” of our cities
****The very enterprise is on fire
And in danger ***
We the people of the Book
Have forgotten the Book itself
WE WERE SlAVES IN EGYPT
This is our essence
We declare these words
And disregard them
Our essence is determined
By small minded fundamentalists
And political hacks
Who declare; who ignore
And indeed Impair
God’s word to us
And our covenant
With Him
Love the “Ger”
For you Jews
We’re “Gerim”
In Egypt
JEWS CAN NOT DEPORT
JEWS CAN NOT DEPORT
THE STRANGER
From our midst
We must disobey
Our government
We must hide the stranger
in our homes
In our attics
In our basements
We must Block the
Planes
Standing or lying
Arms locked
On the runways
And in the Jails
We are the strangers
And will always be
Yes it’s “Strange” to be a Jew
No compromise with those
Who examine the tip of a lulav
And deport and jail the needy stranger!
“Be Strong
And of good
CourAge”
“For the place we are standing upon
Is Holy.”
