Dear Ones,
Can you hear me? Can you hear me calling?
I have no *Shofar dear ones, nor a community to gather around me anymore.
I am the Aegina Synagogue.
But in Athens, Ioanninna, Chalkida, Corfu, and Chania the Shofar sounded yet again.
Romaniotes, Greek speaking Jews,
descendents of my Aegina community.
You are my continuation. We are relatives of sort.
And as family, I turn to you,
to support me now,
in my time of need.
I need You.
Prithee* speak for me and stand by me;
Guard and preserve me.
Beloveds,
This Yom Kippur 5784, I ask you to pause,
to think and ponder,
reflect and consider this:
The right to live belongs to all of us Dear ones!
To me as much as to you.
Back at the time of my construction,
my mosaic attests to that,
Theodoros Archisynagogos took good care of me.
But his legacy Dear ones,
Stewardship;
no Shofar can impose.
Cherish me Dear ones.
Love and protect me,
as I am,
withering,
bygone.
Heed my call Dear ones.
Prithee;
If not now, then when?
From Jerusalem with love,
The Synagogue of Aegina through Yvette Nahmia-Messinas
- *Shofar,
a ram’s-horn trumpet used by ancient Jews in religious ceremonies and as a battle signal, now sounded at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
- *Prithee, archaic form of please.
To make a Donation as we Commence the Construction of the Protective Roof,
Please Personal Message Yvette here.
