I Want This On My Wall (my real wall not Facebook wall)
I found this poem in the siddur yesterday and was like “Yes!” to pretty much every line. I’d love to have this done in some sweet calligraphy, letterpress or something cool like that, framed and hung in the office.
It’s an adaptation of a piece called “I am a Jew” by Edmund Fleg.
I Am a Jew
I am a Jew because Judaism demands no abdication of my mind.
I am a Jew because Judaism asks every possible sacrifice of my soul.
I am a Jew because wherever there are tears and suffering the Jew weeps.
I am a Jew because whenever the cry of despair is heard the Jew hopes.
I am a Jew because the message of Judaism is the oldest and the newest.
I am a Jew because the promise of Judaism is a universal promise.
I am a Jew because, for the Jew, the world is not finished, human beings will complete it.
I am a Jew because, for the Jew, humanity is not fully created; people are creating it.
I am a Jew because Judaism places humanity above nations and above Judaism itself.
I am a Jew because, above humanity, Judaism places the oneness of God.
When someone asks me why I converted this is what I need to point them to.
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