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SPIRITUALLY

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SPIRITUALLY



by MichaelAlan Ross







Copyright Michael Alan Ross,2007.
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Can a post-denominational, American Jew elucidate both spiritual and practical ways
to self-struggle with our traditional Jewish faith in God?

Michael Alan Ross uses his creative poetry, prose, and lyrics to construct modern midrashim and piyyutim,
prosaic and poetic commentaries to meet such a challenge.


Mr. Ross has the chutzpah, audacity, to look anew at some of our Jewish texts and experiences. As a modern, post-denominational, committed, American Jew, he seeks meaningful ways to struggle with our Jewish texts, rituals, good deeds, and beliefs. In his newly published, The Ten Commandments Guidebook, he offers many such ways. He also is author of BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook- 6 Self-guided Jewish History Walk Tours of Downtown Boston. Here is an example of his original, creative, poetic vision of being satisfied with what one has, SPIRITUALLY:






SPIRITUALLY

Copyright Michael Alan Ross 2007. All rights reserved.



I caught a whiff of a raspberry,
In my backyard, while making tracks in the snow.
So I gently brushed off my raspberry bush,
And found 3 black raspberries shivering below.


Carefully picking each, I blessed them as fruit of the vine,
Into my kitchen, I carried and bathed them where I would dine.
You will be enough for my dinner tonight said I,
I will taste you slowly, let your flavor make me high.


At suppertime, once more, I blessed God’s hidden tether,
Which permitted wondrous creations in cold weather.
The 3 raspberries looked at me, for a moment content,
As I arranged them artistically like gifts from heaven sent.


My raspberries’ purple, squishy, moist, delicious weave,
Was my dining enjoyment on this winter’s eve.
One raspberry alone would have been enough to satisfy,
Is it true for raspberries, also, companionship’s the meaning of why?  

From a raspberry bush, I rose to heavenly ecstacy,
Thanking God, for my tasteful discovery.
Bless God, tonight’s world is satisfactory,
Yes, it’s true, I’m filled with raspberries.







Midrashim and Piyyutim


Mr. Ross' prose and poetry about Jewish texts, 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, challenging interpretations. In addition, Mr. Ross frequently offers many suggestions for the reader to consider in struggling with such texts as well as suggestions for good deeds. Mr. Ross' The Ten Commandments Guidebook, ISBN 0970082525, is available for purchase online by clicking here
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The Guidebook also is for sale in selected bookstores such as Kolbo Fine Judaica and Israel Book Shop in Boston/Brookline. It also can be purchased in multiple copies for Hebrew, day school, and adult classes directly from the publisher.

The Ten Commandments Guidebook, ISBN 0970082525, by Michael Alan Ross,BostonWalks Publishers 2004. In paperback, 153 pages, list price:$19.95 (Wholesale purchase of 12 or more copies available at 40%discount.).
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