“Hineni”- Here I Am (Sonnet with a Refrain)

“Hineni”- Here I Am (Sonnet with a Refrain)

In Tribute to Rabbi Moishe New of the Montreal Torah Center: Who, when asked how he is, responded,” I am here”.

Moses’ response to G-d is a refrain:

“Here I am,” Moses replied to the call.

From generation to generation,

For all Your requests, I will give my all.

Who am I, L-rd, but to do Your will

But, am I capable to fulfill

All that You set before me to transmit,

For the burning bush to be forever lit?

In the souls of all whom I encounter,

To stir every soul to its Founder

Of conscience that must awaken and arise

To the grand mission, that all of us, ties

For a purpose which seems beyond our ken,

Yet, to realize it, again and again.

Refrain

That the conscience must awaken and arise

To the grand mission, that all of us, ties.

Then, all that You set before me to transmit

Will keep the burning bush forever lit.