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Parsha Poem for Maaseh

Jul 27, 2022, 4:33 PM

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בס״ד

Maaseh

It’s time that we look back upon,
The places where we’ve been,
The lessons that we’ve learned from them,
The sparks that hid therein.

First we came to Midbar Sin,
Then reached Midbar Sin-ai,
And the journey ends in Midbar Tzin,
They sound similar, but why?

Does each wilderness have what to teach,
From a slightly different frame?
Or is it we who’ve been transformed,
So the lessons seem to change?

About the Author

Born in New York City in 1952, Nisan moved in 1967 to St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. He graduated from Colgate University, and received an MA in Biology from William and Mary. Nisan resided in Charlottesville, VA, Newtonville, MA, and Baltimore, MD before making aliyah in 2013. He has been married for 40 years, with three adult children and ten grandchildren. He lives in Efrat.