it is a wonderÂ
the shofarA ram's horn that is blown on the High Holidays to "wake us up" and call Jews to repentance. It is also said that its blast will herald the coming of the messiah.
is shapedÂ
like the inside
of an ear
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because at the moment
we are blasted with sound
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and our whole world becomes the ancient voice,
longing
calling
demanding
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we are meant to listen to whom is below noise
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and there, underneath the usual commands
and allegiances
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is 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.
listening and weeping
in all the invisible, eternal ink
