Gam Zu L'Tovah

T.T.T.O. Niggun Hisvaados - Avraham Fried (Niggun Habesht)
Dedicated to all those who have difficulty seeing the good in life

(Published by collive.com on November 3, 2010 - under the title "The Good Will Soon Rise")
http://www.collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=11450&hl=roetter

He's torn apart,
Deep inside.
He doesn't know which way to turn.
He has mixed emotions,
About this life of his.

Buried deep inside of him,
He has two equally different beliefs.
To follow either one,
He doesn't know if he should.

He goes to ask,
His Rabbi,
Yet he can't,
Bring himself,
To form the words,
So he just sits there,
Trying to find a peace of mind.

Finally,
The Rabbi gets the message,
And the man feels,
A boulder leaving his heart.

He may have not received,
An answer to his questions.
Yet he did,
Receive,
The strength to believe.

He now understands,
That you must,
Thank Hashem,
For every single thing.
For the good,
For the good, as well as the bad!

He realizes now,
That he doesn't need to,
Understand "Why?"
He just needs to believe.

Believe that the good will soon rise!!

I Remember.... Do You?

T.T.T.O Ani Maamin-Avraham Fried
Dedicated to all the amazing times I had with you, Pesha, this past year.

As I gaze upon a picture of you,
I remember days,
Gone not so long ago.
I remember helping,
Clean the house for Shabbos.
And who can forget,
The chase for salmon gefilte fish??
Cleaning chicken,
And making meat-sauce.
With a secret ingredient:
Garfield comics!
polishing the candlesticks,
And baking cakes; with our hands.
And we mustn't leave out
Scrambled eggs for supper,
And pizza after kaparos!!
Shabbos at the Eidelman's,
Simchas Bais Hashoavah
On Kingston Ave.
And of course,
Simchas Torah lunch!!

Oh what a blast we we're having,
And then it came to a crashing end....
Oh why did it have to be this way?
With the coming of Moshiach,
It will be like it never ended.

May it happen before the end of this very day!!!
Ani mammon be'emunah shelimah,
Bevias ha'moshiach,
Bevias ha'moshiach,
Ani maamin!!!

Simchas Beis Hashoavah 5770
The last picture of Pesha & I together

The Shabbos Candles

Shabbos - True Happiness

As I gaze unto the light,
Of the שבת Candles.
I see them slowly flickering.
As I look deep inside them,
I see the most wondrous things!

I see you,
Gazing, smiling, contently on me!
I see a world of truth and peace.
I see myself surrounded by friends and family.
I see the most wondrous things!

I see the גאולה,
It seems so very near.
I see the Rebbe,
Smiling upon me!
Oh’ I do see the most wondrous things!

As I bathe,
In the warm glow,
Of the light;
I feel so happy.
And I gaze upon my friends,
And smile.

I feel like a million,
On this Friday night!
Nothing can change it,
Because I have my light!

And then,
When they flicker out;
I do realize:
I don’t physically need them,
As long as they are inside of me,
Their message will last for eternity!!

It is then that I smile,
And laugh inside.
As I realize:
How lucky I am!

I have people who love me,
And want me only to grow.
And that’s when I get the courage,
To try again.

As I bathe,
In the warm glow,
Of the light;
I feel so happy.
And I gaze upon my friends
And smile.

I feel like a million,
On this Friday night!
Nothing can change it,
Because I have my light!

It is when I gaze unto my שבת lights,
That I do feel and see the most wondrous things!!
And they do last forever, forever and eternity!!
It’s MY שבת lights!!!
Yes, it is MY, My שבת lights!!!

He's Here!

T.T.T.O Niggun HaBaal Shem Tov
Sh! Listen!
Do you hear what I do?
I hear a shofar blast,
And it’s getting louder by the minute!

He’s finally here,
After so many years!
משיח צדקינו!
Let’s go greet him right away!

משיח צדקינו, welcome!
We’ve been waiting for you each and every day!
אברהם and יצחק, and יעקוב אבינו,
It’s a pleasure to finally meet you!

All of our loved ones,
Will come back to life.
Let us go right now,
To ירושלים הבנויה together!

Finally, after all these years of exile.
After all the bloodshed and persecution.
He’s finally arrived at our door.
Let’s all go now to the בית המקדש.

Let’s offer our thanks,
To the One Above,
For this beautiful miracle.
This time he has really shown his love!

Where Is It?!

T.T.T.O Ka'ayol Taarog
This world isn’t,
What I thought it would be.
Cruelty, death, gore, and persecution;
So much of it I do see.

There’s blood flowing,
In the words of our history past.
From the beginning of time,
We’ve been attacked.

Where’s the world of peace,
That’s been told of for so many years?
What will it take to get it,
Why do you want so many tears??

The world of perfection,
Is what I want to see.
Your שחינה should be coming down to earth.
I want משיח to be greeting me!!

Ever since the destruction
Of the בית המקדש,
Every word of redemption,
You just seem to hush.

Well, I’m sick of this exile.
I want it no more!
I want to be able to bring you קרבנות.
משיח, just walk through the front door!!

Where’s the world of peace,
That’s been told of for so many years?
What will it take to get it,
Why do you want so many tears??

The world of perfection,
Is what I want to see.
Your שחינה should be coming down to earth.
I want משיח to be greeting me!!

The Crossroads In My Life - Every Jew Has A Spiritual G.P.S.

Oh’ where should I go?
Oh’ what should I do?
Who can I turn to if not you?
I need help from you so.

I am so lost, completely alone.
Should I go right,
Or left?
Or maybe straight through?

I don’t have any gas,
You didn’t give me enough.
My G.P.S. is now broken,
And my car battery is drained.

I have no phone service,
I can’t find my way home.
I’m lost on the side of the road.
I must now continue on my own.

I trek down the road,
For miles on end.
Twisting and turning,
Hoping I’m going the right way.

There’s no one around to help,
The streets are completely deserted.
Finally I see a glimmer of hope,
By way of a familiar street sign.

Turns out I was going,
The right way after all.
Finally I made my way home,
To the safety of my four walls.
This story is just a parable,
A lesson that needs to be learnt.
It teaches us,
That we really aren’t alone.

Someone is guiding our footsteps,
Making sure we go on the right path.
Someone is testing us,
To see if we will give up in despair; or not.

The man in our story is the Jewish Nation,
The person leading us is G-d.
He is telling us:
Even when you think I’m not there; I really am.

He’s hiding; yet helping.
We must always keep this in mind.
No matter what we may do, or how hard we may try,
We’ll find our way back with only his help.

Because there is someone above,
Who cares about our well-being.
He tests us though,
To see if we really believe in him.

But no matter what,
He’ll help us find the right path.
It may be long and hard,
But we must never give up hope.

The Missing Link

 א‘ דרוש חודש אייר התש‘‘ע
Three months and ten days ago, a link was taken from the everlasting chain of the Jewish people. The name of this link: Pesha Leah Azoulay—Roetter.
           
             This link wasn't your ordinary link. It was unique. If Pesha Leah saw another link in the process of snapping in two; she would right away grasp that link, and attach it to her own.  Pesha’s link, we all thought, was indestructible; that it was solid steel. But now it’s gone! Gone, leaving hundreds of links floating around with nothing to attach themselves to.

Pesha’s link was what brought together hundreds upon hundreds of lost links and attached them to הקדוש ברוך הוא. Now, being that ה‘ broke off Link Pesha Leah, many links, more than ever before, are floating around; lost with no protection.

But we must keep in mind a promise and trust that we remind ה‘ of 3-4 times each day. Everyday we say in davening: מכלכל חיים בחסד—He sustains the living with loving kindness….. ומקים אמונתו לישני עפר—and He fulfills His trust to those who sleep in the dust… ונאמן אתה להחיות מתים—You are trustworthy to revive the dead…. ברוך אתה ה‘ מחיה המתים—Blessed are you G-d who revives the dead.

So, not only do we believe that He will revive the dead; but that He will help the living. He will help all those lost links attach themselves back. And He will help them overcome this test of faith.

May we merit the fulfillment of the end of the verse as well, the promise of the Resurrection of the Dead. This way those lost links can once again attach themselves to Link Pesha Leah, who will be attached to Link Moshiach. May this happen right now, אמן סלה!

May the Neshamah of Pesha Leah bas Chaim Leibel have a complete aliyah!
May all of those lost links reconnect to Hashem’s chain immediately!