י ב א ד ב א י מ ר
א An Aramean Sought to Destroy My Ancestor
From the River to the Sea
Rabbi David Ehrenkranz
It split once for Moses and once for Joshua . The water ran away from them Like the fox in my backyard who Runs away from my dog .
The fear is different But the result is the same . One runs and hides and the other Crosses without worry .
I listen to the chants For the water to split again And then drown the people Who purify water and cure illnesses .
The ones who yell are like the fox Who thinks he is winning by killing my chickens , Tearing up my garden and Multiplying faster than I can see .
It seems they have all taken a toxic bath Of hate and do not realize That the waters are not going to split again , And my dog , who loves life , will soon end the hatred .
Rabbi David Ehrenkranz is an Upper School Judaic Studies Teacher at Maimonides School in Massachusetts .
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