The New Battery-Powered Car by Yehuda Atlas From, "Gam Hayeled Hazeh Hu Ani - This Child is Also Me" This is a great anti-materialist poem, especially relevant at Hanukkah time. I found a web site where you can order the book. I've never used the web site so I can't vouch for their reliability: http://www.israeliwishes.com/IsraeliWishes/Hebrew_Children.html If you know what the word "shmontzim" means or have any other comments, please e-mail me at shai@gluskin.org . Rabbi Shai
I played with the new battery-powered car for maybe two
hours. It's only the broken shmontzim -- (Translation by Shai Gluskin) Click here to read another Yehudah Atlas poem. |