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Posted: Sep 17, 2009
Animal What?
Sometimes an attempt to be poetic and profound ends up being muddled gibberish.
May the New Year tame our attempts to express the ineffable.
Posted By Mark, Ottawa, cANADA
Posted: Sep 17, 2009
Animal Cry!
So beautiful again! I love the analogy of what you are giving us on the Shofar! The first time I heard it ever blown, it ripped through my being, even to the depths of my soul and I cried out! Abba Father!!! Blessings to you! Bless G-d! He is worthy of all praise and glory and honor!!!
Posted By Debra, Atlanta, GA
Posted: Sep 17, 2009
Emotion
This seems to be saying that emotion is the raw essence of G-d.
I am inclined to believe it. What drives the creation of our bodies and the molding of our minds more than emotion?
What makes us think that the storm is not but an emotional expression of the moods of the earth?
The Hebrew word Shofar is being defined by its letters as : SHFR - FIre /Speak/ Person=Fire expressing self.
That word is deep.
Posted By Cecilia Beltran
Posted: Sep 17, 2009
Animal Cry
Your beautifully written statement stirred within me, being an animal advocate, that the sound of the Shofar, a sound like no other made by human beings, calls to the world to take notice of the unspeakable betrayal human beings have committed to the creatures of our world - industrial animal production/transport/slaughter, the vile accepted torture of helpless animals imprisoned in research labs and those millions of companion pets dumped and abandoned in Killing Facilities, called animal shelters. In a mighty manner, the sound of the Shofar has additional significance for me and a growing number of people, Jews and non-Jews alike. Thank you for your inspiring quotes and writings, always,
Posted By Netanya Nthan, Oyster Bay, AL, USA
Posted: Sep 17, 2009
Awe and emptiness
What immortal hand or eye framed my dread-filled symmetry?
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