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Elaine Moise's avatar

It's a lovely poem, however, might I suggest one alteration:

you wrote:

O be thou a ben Torah,

And strive to do know [sic] wrong.

Perhaps you might say:

Be thou ben or bat Torah

And strive to do no wrong.

Especially on this Shabbat Shirah when many of us are celebrating 50 years of women ordained in the cantorate...

Shabbat shalom.

Elaine

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Elizabeth Gahbler's avatar

Thanks, Matt, that makes my day!

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Matt Austerklein's avatar

You’re welcome! Glad to hear it :)

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Matt Austerklein's avatar

I am very grateful for this name — it really made me think! It would be a pleasure to join everyone in song :-)

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