Succot at Beth Israel Messianic Center

 The Feast of Tabernacles at Beth Israel Messianic Center, Wayne, NJ
Rabbi Jonathan with the lulav & water pouring ceremony

Photos by Maude

THE VERY SOUND OF HEBREW

Israel Pilgrimage—2006

Israir Terminal JFK, October, 2006

I wait to board—

full of anticipation

carry-on at my knee

guide-book in hand

heart already

in the land to which

we’re bound

pilgrim feet, still

hours away from stepping, at last

into the Land of the Book

Announcements emanate

from the sound system
in Hebrew

probably

arrivals, departures

boarding information

do not leave bags

unattended

perhaps

Aaron David Horowitz

there is a call for you

at the ticket counter

or maybe

Flight #743

is delayed

due to inclement weather

I do not know

        the language         

All my pilgrim ears hear

is something ancient

and deep

baruchas—

the holy sound of prayer

Maude Carolan Pych

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Jonathan Cahn, pastor/rabbi of Beth Israel and author of the NY Times Best-seller, The Harbinger, will be leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in November. To prepare hearts for this amazing journey I will be posting poems from my series on pilgrimage.

If you would like to read more poems from my three life-changing pilgrimages, scroll to the bottom of this website for information about ordering my chapbook, A Pilgrim's Quest.