D'Var Freestyles

Two Sides

I did it before and I'ma do it again,
give a D'Var to your ears from my pen.
It comes during Sukkot, festival of booths,
so open your mind and I'll spit a few truths
about a disagreement between two leading Jews

Rab Eliezer says remember the generation
brought forth from Egypt to become our nation.
They kept the faith, makin sure they kept sight
of clouds in the day and fire at night.
So the Sukkah, he says, reminds us of their plight
and when we go outside into the world
we got a security blanket to wrap and curl
around us at all times

But now hear Rabbi Akiva recounted in rhyme.
Find yourself thinking about all the kinds
of securities offered by the safety of home
perfectly comfortable like a king on his throne.
The sukkah reminds us we're transient beings,
and there's a world outside we're not always seeing.
We should recapture that innocence, the long-denied feeling
that taking a chance might not leave us reeling.

So it's two sides to a coin two rabbis present —
two sides too similar to differ intent,
so I'll tell you my side so our time is well spent.
Live life in a sukkah, looking out through a skakh,
showing everyone your inner ruach.
Shelter's around you, go find what you're seeking,
'cause if you deny experience, you live to be beaten.