Naso

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Naso

For every kiddush there’s havdalah

For every body there’s a soul,

For tzara’as there’s tahara,

For every kodesh there’s a chol.

For the sota vindication

When she’s proven to be true

For the nazir restoration

To the status that he knew.

One might choose separation,

In order to reach higher,

Or forced into isolation

As a gossip or a liar.

Torah’s rhythm, like a heartbeat,

Separation and Return,

The intent to bring us closer yet,

As wisdom we discern.

Like crests of foam upon the breakers,

With each wave, an undertow,

We all ride this tidal current,

‘tween the ebbing and the flow.