Shalom Bob

Next year in Jerusalem is the traditional prayer or chant that ends the
Passover Seder, meal/service each year - we are praying to reunite in our
land and leave the Diaspora, which most of us don't actually intend to do, so
it is more spiritual for most.  The Voice of the poem was going to finally go
to the land of her people.  Jews by Torah are obligated to make a pilgrimage
to Jerusalem three times a year, one Passover; most do not.  I was trying
with the other references to make Jerusalem a holy city for each religion.
The Mount was supposed to be where Mohammed ascended to heaven.

Also, I was indeed trying to link the July 4th killing with the paranoia in
LAX, Los Angeles International Airport, now.

kol tuv, Ryfkah

PS.  I am revising this one; it seems a real challenge.

In a message dated 7/13/02 11:51:15 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Hi Ryfkah,
Part of this poem seems to rest in Jewish tradition - next year in jerusalem
& the wailing wall are Jewish, yet Gesemane, the Via Dolorosa, and The Mount
are Christian. Are you intending your reader to feel that the person in the
poem is comfortable with each faith?
Is the person in the poem waiting for a flight that will take them to
Jerusalem for this year's Passover? If so (and that seems to be why they're
at the Airport) I can't fully work out the significance of the celebratory
recitation of a chanted prayer that says "next year..."
It may just be me, but I feel I'm picking up mixed messages...
And the glyph "LAX" won't unpack itself in my brain! And I keep wanting to
link the poem to what happened on the 4th July this year in the queue at the
El Al desk at Los Angeles... am I right in that interpretation?
Bob >>