The Torah in Haiku: B’haalot’cha
by Ed Nickow
Temple Chai, Long Grove, IL
Originally posted on the Torah in Haiku

Miriam punished
She complained about Moses
With brother Aaron
We’re left to wonder
Consequences for Aaron?
There seem to be none



June 10, 2011 








By waiting for her
Israelites tell Miriam
That she is valued
Aaron the High Priest
Needs no such reassurance
And doesn’t get it