Present at Creation, only God can begin
His people must begin again
And again And again
We cannot accept imposed ending
Thrown down, we get up
And do it again
When the Second Temple fell
Jews embraced the Book
Facing extinction, they found beginning
And so I emerged from the mikvah
My regeneration
A place to begin
Confronting calamity and injustice
We defy God and fate
To begin again
Carney is co-editor of Kol Emunah Print edition. He can be regularly seen at Shomrei at Sunday Minyan, Mitzvah of the Week Class, Hebrew Language Class and the Israel Cinema Cafe.
Latest posts by Carney Mimms (see all)
- My Memories of Toby Stein - Tue, Feb 6, 2024
- The Search for Spock at Congregation Shearith Israel - Thu, Mar 26, 2015
- To Begin Again–a Poem - Mon, Feb 2, 2015