[HANASHIR:12264] Something for the holidays

[Carole Rivel <crivel...>]

I don't know who wrote it, but hope you will enjoy it!
Happy New Year, and chag sameach to all,
Carole Rivel

As Time Goes By

You must remember this,

   A bris is still a bris,
   A chai is just a chai.
   Pastrami still belongs on rye,
   As time goes by.

   With holidays in view,
   A Jew is still a Jew,
   On that you can rely.
   No matter if we eat tofu
   As hours slip by.

   Old shtetl customs, never out of date.
   All those potatoes mother has to grate.
   Honey, tsimus, latkes, chopped liver on our plate
   The best that gelt can buy.

   Some would send us to perdition,
   But we're strengthened by tradition,
   That no one can deny.
   We roam, but we recall our birthright,
   As time goes by.

   Dreidels and chocolate, never out of date.
   Ancient Jewish stories that we all relate.
   Blue-and-white giftwrap, everything that's great
   And festive chazerai!
   It's still the same old Torah,
   It's still the same menorah,
   We've latkes still to fry.
   It's at yomtov when we feel most blessed,
   As time goes by.

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