Remember as You Scour Your Soul for Sin

October 1, 2019

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which began this year at sunset on Sept. 29 and will end this evening.

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A poem for Rosh Hashanah about the communal nature of sin:

Remember as you scour your soul for sin,

Opening the doors behind your lies,

Searching every room with ruthless eyes,

However much you see, there's more within.

How might you else then but through faith atone,

Aware not every debt will be repaid,

Suspecting with good cause some were mislaid,

Harboring some that aren't yours alone?

All sins belong to all, as well to you,

Nor can you cleanse yourself in isolation.

All are good or evil in relation,

Having all to pay what debts accrue.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Rosh Hashanah

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