Compliments of
Michael Alan Ross
BostonWalks
2004-2007.

Number 1 I the Lord am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage.

Number 2 You shall have no other gods beside Me. You shall not make for yourself a sculptured image, any likeness of what is in the heavens above, or on the earth below, or in the waters below the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I the Lord your God am an impassioned God, visiting the guilt of the parents upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generations of those who reject Me, but showing kindness to the thousandth generation of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Number 3 You shall not swear falsely by the name of the Lord your God; for the Lord will not clear one who swears falsely by His name.

Number 4 Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; you shall not do any work - you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your ox or your ass, or any of your cattle, or the stranger in your settlements, so that your male and female slave may rest as you do. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God freed you from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the sabbath day.

Number 5 Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may long endure, and that you may fare well, in the Land that the Lord your God is assigning to you.

Number 6 You shall not murder.

Number 7 You shall not commit adultery.

Number 8 You shall not steal.

Number 9 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Number 10 You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not crave your neighbor's house, or his field, or his male or female slaves, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.

On-line selections from the new, The Ten Commandments Guidebook, by Michael Alan Ross The original humorous satirical song lyrics, Please Keep Us Wealthy, considering the 8th Commandment, Don't steal! The original song, Try to Smile and Love Your Neighbor, considering what Mr. Ross labels the 11th Commandment, Love your neighbor as yourself! The original historical poem, Zionists, considering the 10th Commandment, Don't Covet! The original Walter Mittyish style daydream, Dance before God, considering the 2nd Commandment, Have one God only! The original exhortatory poem, From Atonement to Good Deeds, considering the 7th Commandment, No adultery. The original mystical, kabbalah vision-type, poem, Commit, considering the 1st Commandment, Recognize God/Goodness! The original, poetic blessing, for oneness, In Awe, considering the 1st Commandment, Appreciate God/Goodness!

Connecting Links to Boston Walks

• BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail - Boston's West and North Ends
• BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail - Boston's South End
• BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail - Cambridge
  
• BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail - Brookline

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