Interesting

May 07, 2008 16:25

While most Jewish haiku are humorous, the first part of the Shema, one of Judaism's most important prayers, also follows the syllable pattern and the scansion of the haiku:

She-ma Yis-ra-el,
A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu,
A-do-nai E-chad.

texts, various

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