Praised Be Those Who Value Their Traditions

April 6, 2020

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Passover, which begins on the evening of April 8^th, and Easter, which is celebrated on April 12^th .

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A poem for both Passover and Easter to the child of a mixed marriage who must keep both traditions:

Praised be those who value their traditions

And celebrate the holidays each year.

So might a family through repeat renditions

Strengthen bonds that else might disappear.

Over time, families tend to scatter.

Vast distances require an occasion

Embodying the things in life that matter:

Roots, love, faith, grace, goodness, joy, relation.

Even so, how does one manage to

Accommodate two separate sets of roots?

Since trees have only one, what does one do

To grow up tall and sturdy and bear fruit?

Embrace your fortune. You do not need to choose.

Roots joined within a willing heart will fuse.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Passover and Easter

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