As we lose our light

This poem explores a profound moral question facing the Jewish people today. As we navigate the immense challenges of the present, what is the deepest meaning of our historical refrain, ‘Never Again’? Does this solemn vow call us solely to protect our own people from future harm, or does it also contain a universal command: to stand against violence and suffering wherever we see it, especially when carried out in the name of our own heritage?

As We Lose Our Light

Despite what’s been said, we aren’t diseased nor inferior
But if not inferior, what are we exactly?
Equal with them or chosen superior?
Though that would mean we think them inferior.

The Youth on the Hill, blind to what should be
God’s image in others, they refuse to see
Climbing the tower, we lose our soul’s light
Lusting for blessings through others’ dark nights

These ideas and actions cause our morals to bend
Until we become what we swore we would end
When we pledged before God.
“Never Again”

Was that dedication only self preservation?
Or does it mean more?:
“Never again for all nations”