In our current days,
As in days gone by,
The world
Has been filled
With darkness.
We are Jews,
We are survivors,
We have been
Through the dark,
Still we find the light.
Light comes in,
Light enters,
Light fills the space,
Fills our souls,
Infuses our beings.
Through song and dance,
With TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. and TallitA four-cornered garment to which ritual fringes (tzitzit/tzitzi'ot) are affixed. The knots in the fringes represent the name of God and remind us of God's commandments. The tallit is worn during prayer and can also be drawn about oneself or around the bride and groom to symbolize divine protection.,
In the words which we speak,
In the prayers of our hearts,
We are lovers of light.
The world now,
Seems to have lost
The light of promise,
The light of future,
The light of wonder.
We are Jews,
And we are duty-bound
To remind the world
That light never dies
As long as we all seek it.
