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Self-Guided Walking/Bicycling Jewish Boston History Tours Covers
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The Ten Commandments Guidebook Ways to Self-Struggle with
Classic Morals In Song, Poetry, and Prose
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We know that there are other belly laughs our there.
The Ten Commandments
See below, Michael Alan Ross' original humorous, self-deprecating
poem,
Laugh
considering the 9th
Commandment,
Don't bear false witness!Now available!
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Laugh
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The Ten Commandments Guidebook
Spiritual and practical ways to self-struggle
with good-humor and altruism
with our Ten
Commandments
Copyright
Michael Alan Ross, 2004-2009.
All Rights Reserved.
Michael A. Ross, a post-denominational, American Jew,
and author of the newly published, The Ten Commandments
Guidebook elucidates both spiritual,
practical, and fun ways to self-struggle with our Ten Commandments.
Mr. Ross
uses his creative poetry, prose, and lyrics to construct modern
midrashim and piyyutim, prosaic and poetic commentaries. Rabbi Ellen Pildis, a post-denominational rabbi, offers
praise of his text on the book's back cover. In re-visiting The Ten Commandments
, Mr. Ross finds meaningful and unusual ways to sing about, to wax poetic, to constructively criticize, and to praise in light of our Commandments.
Mr. Ross also is author of BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook -
6 Self-guided Jewish History Walk Tours of Downtown Boston. His writings are drawn from a lifetime of Jewish American experiences.
Here is an example of his poem, Laugh, which considers the 9th Commandment
in the following verses:
Laugh
Copyright Michael Alan Ross 2004-2009. All rights
reserved.
Come, laugh with us, in our lively contention.
Do good, pray hard, and learn to be menschen.
Study our traditions, from mohel to mikvah.
Come in, eat kosher, bless, sing Hatikvah.
Smile often, challenge, and ask questions.
Analyze and debate, all of our suggestions.
Come, climb aboard our oy-vey buses.
Indulge us, in our many mishigases.
Laugh and drink, as we sit in God's tent.
Woe and qvell, as we get bent.
Review our top commandments from sin.
Nod, reluctantly, as to what's out and in.
Drink l'chaim, to God, we pray for you next.
Drs. Ruth and Boteach, who advise safe sex.
Toward evil doers, laugh long and smirk.
Argue strenuously which demon is the bigger jerk.
Let's talk about heinous inquisitions,
Bar mitzvahs, weddings, and bad circumcisions.
Let's laugh about our stories of Chelm.
Let's feel superior to that upside down realm.
None of us ever do stupid things,
Nor do we celebrate crowning fools as kings!
Perhaps, our laughing at stupidity helps us see
Ourselves, by using self-mockery.
Still, we refuse to accept all doings of God.
Rarely does each and every one of us simply bow and nod.
Even after God helped us to cross the Reed Sea,
One of us wailed, "Where's dinner? Don't think one miracle satisfies me!"
Notes
Midrashim and Piyyutim!
Mr. Ross' poetry about the Ten Commandments, his prosaic warm memories
of family life, and his lyrical voicing of social concerns can be called
by the Hebrew words piyyutim and midrashim, poems and commentaries,
which offer uplifting, spiritual and, sometimes, simply appreciative or challenging
interpretations.
In addition, Mr. Ross offers many suggestions for the reader to consider
in struggling with the Ten Commandments, making this Guidebook a fine
teaching tool, usable not only for its inspirational reading but also
for its suggestions of good deeds.
To print out a purchase order, click here:
The Ten Commandments Guidebook.
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Chazak Ve-ematz
“be strong and resolute”(Moses’ words to Joshua in Deut. 31:7)
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To be satisfied with life
perhaps, one might consider this raspberry!by Michael Alan Ross
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Sing Sense to America
Are you ready to celebrate the '08 presidential election by singing some salivatingly satirical
and serious song lyrics?
If so, try these on your tongue:
Question: What's a political mensch?
Answer #1
Answer #2
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