B'nei Israel was formed by a handful of individuals who felt the need for the option of Liberal Judaism in Costa Rica. During the thirteen years of our existence, B'nei Israel has survived thanks to the voluntary efforts of a group of people that has been increasing in numbers and in spirit.
I have observed and participated in the activities of B'nei Israel over the past weeks with amazement and joy. With amazement because we have achieved some wonderful things, and with joy because things have turned out so well for us. I believe that, at long last, we have gotten to the point where we can now ask ourselves : "What can we do for our Congregation?" and not "What can our Congregation do for us?"
During Purim, we saw the Damas Voluntarias Group (Sisterhood), under the direction of Sarita Waltersdorfer, organize an excellent party. Alicia Familier had to hold the fort at the cash box all afternoon. Abraham Baum, along with Enrique Waltersdorfer, performed his duties as chef with great aplomb, treating us to a delicious barbecue that regrettably I was unable to partake of, because there just wasn't enough to go around. Bonnie Fischer brought some delicious chili and several others chipped in as well. Even some folks who were unable to attend, like Anita Kaufman, Jenny Rodriguez and Gabriela Stern took the time to send what they had promised.
Kathya Benzaquen, with her usual friendliness, managed the "bar". Elena Dybner, Deborah Singer, Flor Keibel, and even the kids from the Jeniffer Sossin School and the Youth Group organized games and activities that kept everyone entertained. Simona Lacry and Janet Hersh made sure that all the children received a gift. Sonia Ziegler created a stage and decorations that we can use in the years to come. I know I have forgotten to mention some names of people that I am indebted to, but I apologize if my memory has failed me. They know who they are and what they did, and they should feel satisfied. The bottom line: the Damas raised $500 for the Building Fund, and we all had a great afternoon.
The reading of the Megillah in the synagogue was not well attended, but Marty Feigen and Gonzalo Vega made it possible for us to perform the mitzva, and the children participated with lots of enthusiasm. Debora Baum taught us some songs that she learned in Hebrew School, and Sarita Waltersdorfer treated us to some delicious refreshments.
Then came "Life in the Shtetl". For more than a year, Roberta Haynes had been after Gonzalo Vega, to organize this evening which, after all was said and done, turned out to be almost magical. Gonzalo and Karina Sandweg gave us their rendition of some songs from "Fiddler on the Roof" that were very moving. Marvin and Michael Sossin got us all to sing Tumbalalaika. Roberta, Gonzalo, Janet Hersh, Marvin, Roberto Davidovich, Eunice and Max Berman, Liesel Nachtigal and Bonnie Fischer, through their readings and poems, depicted the simple life of the shtetl, its wooden synagogues, its weddings and its people, up to its destruction at the hands of the Nazis.
Deborah Singer, David Sossin and David ten Brink provided the musical accompaniment. Anita and David Kaufman loaned us their Ketuba and Anita's parents' Ketuba, to provide some atmosphere for the activity. Joan Dinerman made a gorgeous backdrop that we can now count among our treasures. Kathya Benzaquen and Anabelle Davidovich, who from the outset asked what they could do to help, didn't let anybody get away without helping. Thanks a million, Roberta, for helping us to enjoy these wonderful memories.
Also in March, we celebrated a special Shabbat, thanks to Howard Krangle, who included us in the celebration of a "Shabat Across America". On Friday, March 12, more than 70 synagogues in Canada and the United States, and ours in Costa Rica, joined together to come closer to our Judaism and to enjoy it. Howard told us the story of an eagle that, because of spending so much time in a hen house, began to think he was a hen. He had almost forgotten that he was an eagle until another eagle helped him to regain his identity. In many ways, this is the role of B'nei Israel: to not allow us to lose our Jewish identity, and to ensure that those who come to us can also share that identity.
We have a new project before us. Zulema and Mario Podcaminsky, relative newcomers to our group, have joined us in our efforts to raise funds for the expansion of our school by organizing a raffle. The Podcaminskys' enthusiasm deserves our admiration; when I thanked Zulema for her work, she answered, "It's for my daughters' school" an admirable attitude. Now it's up to all of us to help Mario and Zulema to come up with prizes and to sell tickets.
Finally, as of April 1st, B'nei Israel will be on the Internet. Thanks to the efforts of Ines Baum and the support of Joshua ten Brink, who gave us a website free of charge, the whole world can get to know us with a simple 'click' on utelco.com/bnei.
While all of this was happening, the Ritual Committee, the Cemetery Committee, the Education Committee, the Bulletin, and others kept going with their regular duties.
If you think this article is designed to make you feel good, you are absolutely right. Thanks to the efforts of all those who have worked so hard, we are becoming stronger and are exploring new possibilities. There is still a great deal to be done, and there are still some members whom we have not seen lending a hand. This message goes out to them as well, so that they too shoulder their responsibility, and lend us a hand in our daily endeavors. We need everyone 's help.
Kol-ha-kavod, B'nei Israel.
Hilda ten Brink
President
1. We would like to know if during the days Thursday, July 1st, Sunday, July 4 - Tuesday, July 6, you could lodge a Jewish boy or girl from one of our neighboring countries (Spanish speaking - between 11-16 years old) in your house. If the answer is yes, then : gender preference __________, age ________. ¿Do you need transportation ? _______
2. Could you offer lodging to Rabbi Kraselnik and his wife, from El Salvador ?
3. Do you have kids between the ages 11-16 that would like to participate in the Camp ? Rabbi Kraselnik will be coming to escort the kids and spend the weekend in the Hotel Villa Lapas. There, they will enjoy a tour to the waterfall and journey in little boats along the river (life saving devices / totally supervised and safe - optional), Shabbat and Havdalah services, meals included, safe transport in private bus, etc. On the way to Villa Lapas, they may stop at the Iguana Park. On Monday, they may go on a trip to the Volcan Irazu, and on Tuesday, to the Spanish Country Club.
1. We need a farewell party for the last night. Any suggestions....
1. Is there any adult that would like to participate ?
Everything at a comfortable price (to be defined). Please let us know as soon as possible, at 231-1365, with Jenny Rodriguez.
Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres was guest of honor, and shared his views on such issues as peace, democracy and pluralism.... He favors placing limitations on the number of political parties, placing special emphasis on the country's religious parties. "The problem begins when religious people form religious parties, for there is an inherent difference between religion and democracy. Democracy is not only the right for different people to be equal," he added in a clear swipe at Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox politicians seeking to exclude the non-Orthodox from Israeli religious life, "but for equal people to be different."
The keynote address was delivered by Rabbi Richard G. Hirsch, his last as World Union executive director (an excerpt in pages 9-11). Hirsch spoke of the importance of continuing the World Union's efforts around the world, especially in Israel. "When they support our rights," he said, "Israelis are not doing us any favors. They need liberal Judaism.... support of our struggle is essential for the well-being of Israeli society. To guarantee rights for all streams of Judaism is to guarantee the preservation of Israeli democracy for the entire society, just as to deprive us of our fundamental rights will inevitably weaken the democratic institutions of Israeli society."
There are some 350 delegates to the World Union convention, representing 17 countries. The six-day gathering will feature addresses outlining the situation regarding religious forces in Israel, the impact of Progressive Judaism on Israeli society, and the World Union's efforts in the former Soviet Union (FSU). Leading Israeli political figures will discuss what they believe the future holds for Israel as we head into the next millennium, and focus break-out sessions will deal with such issues as feminism, ideology, education and Israel-Diaspora relations.
Field site visits will take place in various congregations and institutions in Israel.... Services will take place throughout the convention, with Kabbalat Shabbat services at five Jerusalem congregations, and Shabbat services, accompanied by a study session with the faculty of the Beit Midrash-A Liberal Yeshivah, on the campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Delegates will also participate in an HUC-JIR academic convocation, including the ordination of new rabbis, and the premier screening of a film on Progressive Judaism in Israel.
A tribute to retiring executive director Hirsch will be held on Saturday evening following Havdala services, and Hirsch's successor, Rabbi Richard A. Block, will be officially introduced during the farewell dinner on Sunday evening....
Like Ben Azzai, I express gratitude for what has been and offer prayers of hope for what will yet be.... I extend to you, Rick (successor, Rabbi Richard Block), best wishes for Hatzlacha B'chol Drachecha "success in all your endeavors."
During this convention we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the transfer of the World Union's International Headquarters to Israel. In my judgment, the commitment to build a strong, indigenous, liberal movement in the Jewish State was the most consequential decision made during the last half century of Progressive Judaism. I feel blessed to have been associated with these developments. This evening I would like to share with you some of the objectives which have motivated me.
Objective One: To move Progressive Judaism from the periphery to the center of Jewish life....
Israel was Broadway and the Diaspora was off-Broadway, meaning that Israel had become the center stage for the enactment of the Jewish drama. If we as a movement remained in the audience, applauding or criticizing the actors from our comfortable seats in the upper balcony, we were defaulting on our responsibilities as Jews. We were also, by our own choice, in danger of relegating our movement to a tangential, peripheral, and irrelevant status within world Jewry.
Our task was to transform our role from spectator to actor. We could not be content with bit parts. We had to become major players on the Jewish stage. Were we aware in advance of the discrimination and disabilities we would confront in Israel? Yes. But these could not serve as pretexts for non-involvement. We were obliged to learn from Mizrachi, the Orthodox Zionist Movement, to activate ourselves as a movement in Israel, to develop indigenous Israeli institutions and programs, of Israelis, by Israelis, and for Israelis.
So, we have established our synagogue-community centers, our settlements, our kindergartens and schools, our adult education programs, our young adult and youth movements and camps, and our world center on the Campus of the Hebrew Union College.... We are still at Bereshit, at the beginning, but we have created a good foundation and have every right to be upbeat about the future.
To become major players, we were obliged to join the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency for Israel, the prime international organizations of world Jewry centered in Israel. Were we aware in advance of some allegations of politicization and ineffectiveness directed against these institutions? Yes; but we dared not permit these shortcomings to absolve us from sharing responsibility as full partners in the vital tasks undertaken by world Jewry: the struggle to rescue Soviet Jewry and Ethiopian Jewry and other endangered communities; the efforts to absorb immigration; to settle the land; to Zionize Jewish education, and to enhance the quality of life in Israel. To move the International Headquarters to Jerusalem and not to join the national institutions of Jewish life would have been like ushering the bride to the Huppa and not placing the ring on her finger. We wanted to get married to Jewish destiny.
Objective Two: To demonstrate that as a movement we need Israel as the testing ground of Reform Jewish authenticity.
By the criteria of size and influence, our Reform, Liberal, Progressive movement in the Diaspora is successful. Nevertheless, our friendly critics continue to contend that we are only a Diaspora movement, capable of responding to the needs of Jews living in a non-Jewish environment, but incapable of responding to the spiritual needs of Jews living in a Jewish society....
... If Progressive Judaism can develop and thrive only in a non-Jewish environment, if we cannot succeed in impacting on the lives and values of Jews living in the Jewish state, then the charges of our critics may be substantiated. Therefore, the ultimate test of Jewish authenticity for Progressive Judaism lies in our efforts in Israel. If we succeed in Israel, we pass the test. If we fail in Israel, then doubt is cast on the authenticity of our Diaspora movement.
Therefore, to support the movement in Israel is not philanthropy toward other Jews, such as is Diaspora support for universities, hospitals, yeshivot, and a host of other worthy Israeli causes. To support Progressive Judaism in Israel is inseparable from investing in liberal Judaism in the Diaspora. In developing a movement in Israel, we affirm the efficacy and viability of Progressive Judaism throughout the world.
Do all liberal Jews abroad understand that through our movement in Israel their own Jewish identity and their own Jewish authenticity are being tested? Unfortunately, some do not. However, dear friends, take hope. Even if we have not persuaded all our own members to recognize the significance of our efforts, even if we have not convinced all secular Israelis to recognize us, at least we should be grateful that the Orthodox establishment has unanimously extended full recognition to us. Just look at how they continue to advance our cause and publicize our efforts.... A decade ago not every Israeli was aware of the presence of our developing liberal movement in Israel. Today, again thanks to our Orthodox colleagues, every Israeli knows we are here. Every Israeli knows we are growing in numbers and expanding in influence.
The Orthodox would do well to relearn the quintessential lesson depicted in the Exodus from Egypt: "The more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they increased and the more they spread, and the more the Egyptians feared the children of Israel" (Exodus 1:12).
The more the Orthodox attempt to impose religious coercion, the stronger we become, and the more they fear us. They have good reason to fear us.... In order to retain their own legitimacy, they feel forced to delegitimate the non-Orthodox movements. However, both history and Torah have sealed their fate and ours. Freedom is destined to prevail.
Objective Three: In the process of demonstrating that Progressive Judaism needs Israel, we shall begin to demonstrate that Israel needs Progressive Judaism....
... When they support our rights, Israelis are not doing us any favors. They need liberal Judaism. Just as the struggle on behalf of Soviet Jewry accelerated the attainment of democratic rights for all peoples in the USSR, just as the struggle for racial equality in America advanced the pursuit of democratic rights for all citizens, so support of our struggle is essential for the well-being of Israeli society. To guarantee rights for all streams of Judaism is to guarantee the preservation of Israeli democracy for the entire society, just as to deprive us of our fundamental rights will inevitably weaken the democratic institutions of Israeli society. Liberal Judaism is an idea whose time has come. But not only for liberal Jews, for all society.
I congratulate the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism for its decision to establish a Public Council for Progressive Judaism. This council will be comprised of citizens of repute and leaders from many walks of life who have chosen to identify with our goals and objectives. Hundreds of people have already joined the Israel Movement....
Objective Four: To participate in the ongoing process of responding to the critical question: What should be the Jewish character of the Jewish State?
Ever since the inception of the Zionist movement, a multiplicity of responses have been given to this question. In essence, the responses can be condensed into two diametrically opposite stances. The first stance, accepted by the vast majority of Israelis, may be defined as the Herzlian stance. The Hebrew translation of Herzl's book Der Judenstadt is called Medinat Ha'Yehudim, literally The State of the Jews or The Jewish State. This view defines Israel as a democratic state, to be governed by secular laws and secular institutions of government. The second stance, espoused by the ultra-Orthodox, can be defined as the Medinat Ha'Yahadut position. Israel should be a State of Judaism, a theocratic state governed by Halacha, Jewish law as interpreted stringently by the official rabbinate.
The clash between the two world views is inevitable, ineluctable, and irreconcilable.... In order for a nation to guarantee freedom of religion, it must first guarantee freedom from religion. Because the State of Israel has been unable to guarantee freedom from religion, it has been unable to guarantee freedom of religion for all Jews.
The only solution appears to be some form of separation of religion and state. Since the Halacha, as interpreted by the rabbinate, is incapable of meeting the special needs of all citizens in a complex democratic society, the Orthodox rabbinate cannot be entrusted with exclusive control over issues such as marriage, divorce, abortion, conversion, burial, and medical ethics. Until such time as the state can meet the human needs through setting up alternate civil frameworks, the religion-state issues will continue to fester as an open wound. The courts and the Knesset will continue to be a boxing ring,... In this ongoing fight, there will be no permanent winners. There will only be permanent losers. The integrity and impact of Judaism will lose. The integrity and impact of the Jewish state will lose.
Through the courts we have been a prime catalyst for the defense against religious coercion. We should not diminish efforts to pursue our rights through the judicial and legislative frameworks....
Objective Five: The creation of a relevant liberal Judaism in Israel will act as a counter-force to deleterious trends in the Diaspora and in Israel.
In Israel, Jewish identity is public and collective. In the Diaspora, Jewish identity is private and personal. The divergent settings produce divergent manifestations. Israeli Progressive Judaism reflects experiences in the intense peoplehood setting of Israel. The stress is more on collective discipline, traditional observance and accommodation to the interests of Klal Yisrael, however the term may be defined. This invariably will lead to standards and practices different from those of Progressive Judaism in the Diaspora. It may also lead to conflicting positions on issues of policy. These differences within our world movement are salutary and constructive, and demonstrate that our movement is dynamic.
I call attention to dangerous trends. The danger in the Diaspora is that Jewish identity will be religionized, that Judaism will become a religion like all other religions. The danger inherent in Israel is that Jewish identity will be nationalized, that Israel will become a nation like all other nations. In both instances, the dangers threaten to contract Jewish identity. They also are conducive to mutual disengagement - the Diaspora from Israel and Israel from the Diaspora.
Because Diaspora Progressive Judaism is the largest and most characteristic Diaspora movement, a strong movement in Israel will serve as a bridge between Israel and the Diaspora. It will become a framework for communication, cross-fertilization and reciprocal influence. It will enhance the synthesis of people, faith, land, language and culture so essential to sustaining the Jewish heritage and destiny.
What about the impact of Progressive Judaism in Israel?
... However, tragically, modern Orthodoxy is declining in numbers and influence. The yeshivot and youth movements have become a breeding ground for right wing militants. Religious fanaticism has forged an unholy covenant with political extremism. Is it only coincidence that the assassin of Yitzchak Rabin came from within the ranks of modern Zionist Orthodoxy? In the eyes of secular Israel, the Jewish religion has become a retrogressive, triumphalistic force, fervently committed to imposing Jewish law on society, but totally neglecting the great moral issues confronting society.
Here is where liberal Judaism projects a viable option of a Judaism which is relevant, egalitarian, aesthetic and moral. We proclaim that in Judaism laws and ritual observance are inseparable from the ethical code. The root meaning of the word Halacha is "to walk," to go forward, to progress. In its very essence Halacha is progressive.
To retain the spirit of Judaism, the Halacha should not send forth a cloud of darkness, obfuscating the path through life, but it should ignite a pillar of enlightenment to illuminate life's purposeful goals.
To keep the Sabbath holy, it should not degenerate into a day of stone-casting and castigation, but it should inspire Jews to capture a glimpse of eternal harmony in the world, the community and the home.
To relate to social and economic issues, such as poverty and unemployment, rabbinic leadership would do well to heed the dictum of the Kotzker rebbe: "Rather than taking care of your body and another man's soul, take care of his body and your soul."
To claim that our biblical forefathers were cartographers divinely appointed to set Israel's geographical boundaries for all time, is not to preserve, but to pervert Judaism.
To categorize Israeli political leaders who "seek peace and pursue it" as enemies of the people - and in the name of God, no less, is to desecrate God's name.
To declare that it is a religious duty to oppose negotiations with adversaries is to violate the spirit of the rabbinic dictum, "Who is a hero among heroes? He who converts an enemy into a friend."
As Jews, we aspire not to a Pax Romana, a peace imposed by military might from on high, but to a Sh'lom Emet, a peace of truth among equals.
So, dear friends, we return to the blessings at the beginning of my address. We are grateful for the blessing of partnership in Binyan Ha'aretz - the upbuilding of Zion. Because of our presence here, our world movement has changed for the better and the Jewish State and the Jewish people have benefited.
What about the blessing for the future ?...
... Though we are rooted in our historic experiences, we are future oriented. Every civilization in antiquity - the Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman - believed that their Golden Age was in the past. Every classic religion or philosophy - Christianity, Islam, Buddhism - believed that the prototype ideal person had already lived. Not so for Judaism. For the Jew, the Golden Age, the Messianic Era, is yet to come. For the Jew, no individual will ever personify perfection.
So, what is the blessing for the future? That we believe in the future. We believe in the future of Israel. We believe in the future of Am Yisrael. We believe in the future of Progressive Judaism.
The Jewish spirit is epitomized by the prophet Jeremiah: "There is hope
for your future, says the Lord, because your children shall return to their
land" (Jeremiah 31:17).
Shulamit Koretz is the owner of Books International in Israel and one of my very good friends. She works with an excellent list of books with all the books published in Israel and has a special list of Spanish titles. She is also capable of getting any book you want if it's still in print, and if not in print she'll tell you when it died! She is non-Orthodox and we write each other often about silly things, but every now and again the things aren't so silly:
. . . The ultra-Orthodox have now declared war. Yesterday, there was a giant demonstration in Jerusalem. Half of Jerusalem was closed because of them. They just cannot accept that a democratic modern state does not run their way, and according to their opinion, there is no tolerance in Judaism. They claim that the Supreme Court is inferring in religious matter because the Court also accepts Reform converts as Jews. They claim that the Court interferes with their right of practicing Judaism, when the Court basically states that every way of Judaism is legitimate. By just twisting the subject, they also got a lot of support by moderate-Orthodox people.
There was also a demonstration on the other side, protesting for a democratic society. What annoys me most is the fact that only a few politicians went there, because they are so afraid of the "religious". If they weren't so afraid, the Knesset would have already finished the subject by separating state and religion completely. In my opinion, only this will give us rest from the constant pressure coming from Orthodox parties and rabbis.
So much from our ever-fighting country.
Shulamit
GREAT RAFFLEFUNDRAISING FOR THE CONSTRUCTIONOF THE JENNIFER SOSSIN SCHOOL
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A flock of eagles were flying high over the land. In their view, they were able to see the dense forests and villages, the rivers and the lakes : all of the beauties of the world lay beneath them. As they were flying gently, suddenly one of the eagles felt a sharp pull on his wing as if something had snapped. And so he began to fly downward toward the earth so that he could examine himself and discover what had happened. When he landed, he found himself in the middle of a chicken coop. He wasn't distressed because he knew that he simply had to find out what was wrong and then fly on. But as he examined himself, he realized that his wing had snapped and that it would take time to recuperate and to heal. The eagle therefore began to look around himself and the more he saw, the more he disliked where he found himself. "Why, these chickens," he said to himself, "just look at what disgusting birds they are. They call themselves birds and yet they don't even fly. They just flap their wings and hop up and down. And when they need food they actually peck in the ground, digging their food out of the dirt. And they cackle at one another in those unpleasant sounds." And so the eagle isolated himself in a corner of the chicken coop knowing that his recuperation period would be short and eventually he would rejoin his proud fellow eagles.
But time passed and the eagle became lonely, and so gradually over the course of time, he ventured out of his corner and began to communicate with the chicken in the coop. And slowly but surely, he began to imitate their ways.
The year passed, and the original flock of eagles was again flying over that same area of the land, looking down again at the beautiful mountains and the villages, and the rivers and the streams and the lakes. And suddenly, one of the eagles in the flock noticed down below one of his fellow eagles. And so he quickly descended, circled the area, ascertained that, in fact, it was a fellow eagle, flew down and landed next to the first eagle. And the first eagle didn't even respond. Indeed the first eagle was flapping his wings, jumping up and down, hopping, pecking in the ground for his food. And the second eagle said to the first eagle, "Come, you don't belong here. You're an eagle, not a chicken. You don't belong here in the midst of all these strange birds. Come fly away with me."
And the first eagle said, "No don't be silly. This is my place. This is where I belong." And the second eagle said, "No this is not where you belong. Don't you understand ? You're not a chicken you're an eagle. You don't have to flap your wings and hop. You can fly and soar to the highest places. You don't have to peck the ground and the dirt for your food. You can take your food wherever it is to be found. Don't you understand ?" The second eagle said to the first, "You're an eagle. You can soar to the highest places." And gently and slowly the second eagle began to persuade the first eagle that, in fact, the habits that he had taken on himself over the intervening year were, in fact, not his nature but that he was indeed an eagle, that he could soar and achieve great heights, until eventually the two eagles soared off together high up into the sky where they could see the land, the dense forests, the lakes and the rivers - all that God had created which they could see.
The eagle had resumed his destiny.
Such is the goal of B'nei Israel. We have to reach out to our fellow Jews, those who have gone astray, and bring them back to the faith of their fathers. We have to show them the beauty and significance of Judaism, so they will not only come back, but come back with a happy heart.
At Hebrew school Mr. Goldblatt, the teacher, finished his daily lesson
and asked the youngsters if they had any questions. Sure enough little
Abie raised his hand and asked: "Isn't it true that the Children of Israel
crossed the red sea?"
"Yes," responded the teacher.
And continuing Abie asked: "And did'nt the children of Israel build
the Temple in Jerusalem?"
"Well,.yes," replied the teacher.
Continuing Abie asked : "And didn't the children of Israel smite the
Philistes?"
"Well, yes, that is so," replied the teacher.
Continuing Abie asked : "And isn't it so that the children of Israel
fought the Syrians and the Romans and were in all of the different battles?"
"Yes, of course," replied Mr. Goldblatt. "You have learned your lessons
well, but what is your question?"
"Well," asked little Abie. "When the children of Israel were doing
all of these things ,where were the parents?"
Matzah and karpas and chopped up haroset
Shankbones and kiddish and yiddish neuroses
Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings
These are a few of our Passover things.
Motzi and maror and trouble with Pharoahs
Famines and locusts and slaves with wheelbarrows
Matzoh balls floating and eggshell that clings
These are a few of our Passover things.
When the plagues strike
When the lice bite
when we're feeling sad
We simply remember our Passover things
And then we don't feel .......so bad..
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE
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Bulletin B'nei Israel Congregation
Editor: Inés Baum
April 1999