Fall 2002–Kislev 5763 Volume III, Issue III

I Stretched My Soul

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I stretched my soul all week, and then 

It shrunk back to its usual size. 

My soul could not maintain its new expansion, 

The atmosphere too rarified for earthbound me. 

Methinks a little soulstretching each day, 

Goes a long way 

And will not overtax the soul’s elasticity.

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About the Author

At 83, Ray Walker was the oldest, but perhaps the most energetic participant in the JOFA mission to Israel. Ray composed and recited – from memory – the above poem at se’udah shelishit on our final night in Israel: