LEIBELE

t was time, it was time for Leibele
That special day had come
He’d be learning Gemorah for the very first time
That special day had come

Father walked into the seforim closet
A Judaic store it was not
Three of four shelves and a mocher seforim
One of each volume of seforim in print

Father asked, “Do you have a Gemorah?
A gemorah – Bava metziah
My Leibele will be starting
I’m proud as can be
If you have what I need
Please sell it to me.”

Father asked, “Do you have a Gemorah?
A gemorah – Bava metziah
My Leibele will be starting
I’m proud as can be
If you have what I need
Please sell it to me.”

“The Gemorah was sold to a woman
She came by just minutes ago”
Father’s face fell, but then he heard him tell
“That woman was someone you know very well”

She asked me, “Do you have a Gemorah?
A gemorah – Bava metziah
My Leibele will be starting
I’m proud as can be
If you have what I need
Please sell it to me”

She asked me, “Do you have a Gemorah?
A gemorah – Bava metziah
My Leibele will be starting
I’m proud as can be
If you have what I need
Please sell it to me”

Father raced through the streets and caught up with her
A gemorah she proudly held
Mother smiled and beamed as she showed him her find
Yes – he knew this ‘aishes chayil’ well

“How is it that you slipped out, my dear,
And how, pray tell did you pay?
‘The cupboards are empty’ you complained just yesterday
You paid for this gemorah – what did you give away?”

“I gave away the pin I’ve always worn
The one you bought when Leibele was born
I know that this Gemorah will bring me much joy
As I watch my Leibele – my Gemorahkup, my boy!”

“And how is it that you slipped out, my dear
And how pray tell would you pay
‘My pockets are empty,’ you answered just yesterday
You came to buy this Gemorah – what did you sell today?”

“I sold the watch, the choson watch I’ve saved
The one you bought when we were both engaged
I know that this Gemorah will bring me much joy
As I watch my Leibele – my Gemorahkup, my boy”

Mother asked, “Do you have a Gemorah”
Father asked, “a Bava metziah”
“Our Leibele will be starting
We’re proud as can be
If you have what we need
Sell it to us, please!”

“I want to pay – the mitzvah is mine
lhbck o,bbau – we say it all the time”

“I’ve already paid – the z’chus is mine
ihfz htnc ohab – it’s a mitzvah of mine”

“I suggest you each pay ó the price
A compromise would be rather nice”

And so it was they split the bill and with tears in their eyes
They both held the gemorah – they carried their prize

They arrived at the door – a gemorah in their hands
Oh, the joy as the boy kissed it and began to dance
What a z’chus that they shared this young couple – a special pair
What a nachas to the Aibishter when Torah is so dear!!!!

Mother asked, “Do you have a Gemorah”
Father asked, “a Bava metziah
“Our Leibele will be starting
We’re proud as can be
If you have what we need
Sell it to us, please!”

Mother asked, “Do you have a Gemorah”
Father asked, “a Bava metziah
“Our Leibele will be starting
We’re proud as can be
If you have what we need
Sell it to us, please!”

TORAH, TORAH, TORAH