just a name on the tehillim list

amother ↓

Mon, Sep 12 2011, 8:59 am

It's just a name on a tehillim list.
I'll say a perek and go on with my life.
It's just a name on the list.
That's all, just a name.

It's a son on the tehillim list!
The first son after seven daughers.
A son who gives his parents much nachas.
Someone's son is on the tehillim list.

It's a grandson on the tehillim list!
The grandson who helps his grandparents every pesach.
A grandson who can always be counted on for a favor.
Someone's grandson is on the tehillim list.

It's a brother on the tehillim list!
A brother who can always be counted on
To baby-sit at the last minute or clean for Pesach.
Someone's brother is on the tehillim list.

It's an uncle on the tehillim list!
An uncle who takes his neices to the park
and takes interest in all their activities.
Someone's uncle is on the tehillim list.

It's a friend on the tehillim list!
A friend who is lots of fun
and can always be counted on for a favor.
Someone's friend is on the tehillim list.

It's a talmid on the tehillim list!
A talmid who can always be counted on for a ride.
Who formed a close connection with all his rebbeim.
Someone's talmid is on the tehillim list.

So when you see a name on the tehillim list,
don't just ignore it.
Because there are many people behind
that meaningless name on the tehillim list.

↑ amother ↓

Wed, Sep 14 2011, 12:05 pm

Ijust wanted to clarify that I did not write this poem, but one of my sisters or other relatives must have written it, because it describes Chaim Dovid to a tee. He is the first boy in our family after 7 girls, a great son, grandson and uncle, always there to lend a helping hand. Even now, as he's about to begin a new round of chemo on Friday, he's still helping. He's a great Talmid, and very close with his Menahel. He was his Menahel's chauffer while he was in Yeshiva.

~Tiffany

↑ amother ↓

Wed, Sep 14 2011, 5:45 pm

I thought about putting on the bottom to say tehilim for Chaim Dovid ben Necha but decided that would defeat the purpose of the poem since every name on the tehillim list needs the type of response we're trying to get for Chaim Dovid. Now that my kids are in school, I try to say a separate perek of tehillim for each name on the list, just as I say special for Chaim Dovid every day. I just have to keep reminding myself that even if I know nothing about that particular choleh, I can imagine what the family is going through, and I wrote it more to motivate myself to say tehillim for strangers the same way I say for my own brother. Since you gave away my identity, I might as well sign it the way I do all my Chaim Dovid posts
- TS