The Denver Jewish news., 1922-10-04
Lest We Forget

Ia mrmOfyH WOnufOuh Ht0rthOtlse
In which is put nf rest.
Those thoughts that we call sacred
That we hold among the blesf.
Today within the Shule
The old francies OverwhelIn me
When ] went to Cbeder School.
With the coming of the Pesach,
1t brings clearly to my mind.
The glory OF the Seder,
And the sweetness Of ,ts kind.
How In the days OF long ago.
We sang those tuneful lays
And ate the bread unlenvened.
From he Ley Olom chnsdow To Yig- Dawi.
Ne sang the Hagodah thru.
And We also opened wide the door,
For ALA HnnOvu.
Mother and Father selich were frum.
And from the old school:
On Shahboth we sang Zemorus and Benched
As that was the rule.
As the heavens darkenesl We held Habdolah
And the Sumin box was passed to smell; !;
ne Ama witn xosS vSss sSsa Wished Sis we'll
At Succoth tins he built booth.
The roof q bough. and twlgs:
And from them then VIZ hung
All kinds Of fruit and nga.
Our meals we ate In this abode,
In Siiolom. our thougitfn above,
AMI In the early morning,
We bcnched with Esrh.i and Lul"ve.
Upon this Feast the young folks.
w,n Sare mrs,.s s,,Hss Il to ~, the ssrsaSss
And carrying candle ltKntH
Simchas Tprah was the day.
w nen TOunu uDout luz Schu'rs
The Elders walked with safo Torah.
And the children they did rule
oh time with JOY turn backward.
Re gracious. stay thy night,
That dear old PnsIus night.
In mask and costume . Jolly crowd.
While house Fraus were no frightened.
Their SchndeIs rolled on the floor.
A royal fenst they would spread;
And then with many bierningr,
We went home and ~ bed.
All the ivre that Ia dovenrd each day;
Without looking In u tfills or book.
And %any whippnF ,Gr h"Epi"s nnsI took
We would always stay n,, In Shnls; E, ,r,.
~ A. they G ch.nted e. al tne ,r r";ss, sss., a,v.
That We were taught ia cherish:
When with Tenilen and with Tails.
We prayed should never perish.
Oh those days that now are misty.
Oh the thoughts that swell the bosom.
OF !. their "a fshsS,s sinsns. tssiy rPeison
That they held above all elise;
High above the rush md ;.s .c.;,n .css%'le'
How they loved to read the MIshna.
Az lies uneven road they trod; .,
" Stiii IL they % pls.ised their isitH in God.
In that God in whom they trusted.
wien In youth with splsif. free
To each other they entrusted.
All they had or hoped 70 -.
So they lived. fhat alt mi 80 lisseW.
BNrurh blessed an theif dayy; a,.s.-i.l
In their hearts hut thoughts OF helping
Others. that. knew not their ways
We have modernized our religion.
We have upderminined our belief'
II looks as II we had forgotten,
The days Of Jeremiah In his Erief.
We no longer need Shochet.
And Kosher In unknown.
We forgot to give NOdovah.
To the poor. that ever roam.
We take OF our hats when Dovening.
We eat Trefeh when We will:
The Goem In our Rilded choirs;
Like the Chnxxin does not thrill
We forget those Talmud Lessons.
That we learnt mt Mothers knee;
There are many who are ashamed
Changed names that end with sky.
In our hearts there still may itnger.
All the glory Of old Zion.
But we still the voice Of conscience
That for Judah. Ia a sighinE.
We need another Prophet ike Moses.
To show us the promised Innu:
We need better understanding.
To awe every outstretched hhhd.
II In time that the Mossinch.
Came to Israel with much love-
Or else soon Vlll he forgotten
Adonou III AMnnou Adonou Echuu.
y 1ynr 1915.