A Song of Ascents: Of Batyah:
Trouble--glaring you in the face, unless the Torah Commandments are followed to a T. The teachings of the Torah are just and good: If someone else does not follow them, let the woe be upon them and not you: Keep reading Torah and keep learning its teachings: No one is too well-read that they can stop reading them: These teachings must be drilled into your psyche: If you depart from them, lightening will not strike your telephone post, it will strike you on the head: Keep an open Torah, not just on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; but on all days of the week: Learn your Parashat for the week, if you studied it last year, that is no excuse, study it this year too: Keep attentive, keep listening for what you are to do to help your family, your community: YAH or HASHEM, which ever name for God you pray to, S/He must be followed and obeyed: If you say "bad things happen to good people" this is no reason to disobey the 613 Commandments: If you are good, you obey: The first most important Commandment is to save your own life: All other Commandments must be broken to follow this one Commandment: Follow it and stay alive to do more mitzvot: You do not exist alone: You exist with God, and your community: Make sure God's teachings are not taken lightly: Follow them, and yes, you are obliged to teach them: If you do not have children, teach them to whoever you can positively influence about the goodness of these teachings:
Trouble--glaring you in the face, unless the Torah Commandments are followed to a T. The teachings of the Torah are just and good: If someone else does not follow them, let the woe be upon them and not you: Keep reading Torah and keep learning its teachings: No one is too well-read that they can stop reading them: These teachings must be drilled into your psyche: If you depart from them, lightening will not strike your telephone post, it will strike you on the head: Keep an open Torah, not just on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; but on all days of the week: Learn your Parashat for the week, if you studied it last year, that is no excuse, study it this year too: Keep attentive, keep listening for what you are to do to help your family, your community: YAH or HASHEM, which ever name for God you pray to, S/He must be followed and obeyed: If you say "bad things happen to good people" this is no reason to disobey the 613 Commandments: If you are good, you obey: The first most important Commandment is to save your own life: All other Commandments must be broken to follow this one Commandment: Follow it and stay alive to do more mitzvot: You do not exist alone: You exist with God, and your community: Make sure God's teachings are not taken lightly: Follow them, and yes, you are obliged to teach them: If you do not have children, teach them to whoever you can positively influence about the goodness of these teachings:
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