When the world
Is on fire,
And the menorahThe seeven-branched menorah stood in the Temple, and many present-day synagogues feature the menorah. Titus' arch depicts the Romans' sacking of the Temple and theft of the menorah. A nine-branched menorah called a Hanukkiyah is lit on Hanukkah to symbolize the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
Is concealed,
We must bring
What we have
In order to
Rebuild.
Sometimes
This world
Tires me.
Sometimes
I tire me.
Sometimes
I burn my offering
Of this one
Precious life
All the while
Knowing
The avodah
I am mandated
To do.
The Hebrew people
Dismantled the mishkan
And took it to MosheThe quintessential Jewish leader who spoke face to face with God, unlike any other prophet, and who freed the people from Egypt, led them through the desert for forty years, and received the Torah on Mt. Sinai. His Hebrew name is Moshe..
Each detail was included
Because every action matters,
Even when we
Are on the move,
And, especially,
When we are fuming.
