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Shemini: “Eighth” The L-rd called to Moses
Teaching him the laws of the land When to sacrifice Who to honor How to pray Yes the ways to lead the people to praise the I Am Even what of the sprawling earth or crashing sea The cleft of hoof
Might be honored at one’s table G-d indeed provides a vast array of joy An Earth that spins forth grain to eat The goodness of wine to quench summer’s thirst
We are not asked to do without To suffer in not eating certain things that swim
Rather G-d guards Protects Loves Wrapping our healthy bodies
In an embrace of purity Burning forever bright
Rabbi Tad Berga (Rabbi Tad Berga is a published writer and poet who holds an MA from the University of Oxford, England, the MTS from Duke, and his rabbinical ordination from the Rabbinical Seminary. He is a board certified chaplain and bereavement counselor who currently serves Seasons Hospice in Pinellas, Florida. )
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