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RABBLE-ROUSER MY FATHER'S SHOFAR © 2004 Jordan Margolis There it is. high up on a shelf, out in the open, no locks, just there for the taking But I know better than to touch it let alone take it down and hold it, It's my father's shofar. Curling and twisting carved with precision waiting for just the right B'al Tekiyah at just the right time on Rosh Hashana My father doesn't practice He doesn't need to He's a natural. Tekiyah, Shevarim, Teruah Sharp and clean Clear and true Tekiyah is blastphemy Shevarim's thrice as nice but Teruah believers are trilled When my dad blew the shofar Man, I'd just sit and smile and think, someday someday, it'll be my turn My dad's gone but he left me his shofar to connect with Jews everywhere with God with him Now, it IS my turn. So, if you don't mind I'd just like to let loose and blow cause when I hear his shofar blast, it sounds the same to me, like he's still here Help me out now, Let me hear ya say - ATekiyah Who digs the AShevarim Teruah? How bout a lefty ATekiyah? What's a cat gotta do to get a big >ol Tekiyah Gedolah@ around here? Thanks buds, now I'm cool with the New Year. PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION |
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