The Plight of a Jewish Shepherd

Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart,
who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
~ Jeremiah 3

Spud Farm

...and whoever wants to be first
must be slave of all.
~ Mark 10

Kraków

Say to them,
‘I am a sign to you.’
As I have done,
so it will be done to them.
They will go into exile as captives.
~ Ezekiel 12

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street (1945)

Ye Auld Triangle

Will you really lay down your life for me?
Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows,
you will disown me three times!
~ John 13

Should All The Quakers Be Forgot & Never Have Anxiety!

You will still be eating last year’s harvest
when you will have to move it out
to make room for the new.
~ Leviticus 26

Tonight I'm Gonna Party Like It's 1939

As it is,
you are looking for a way to kill me,
a man who has told you the truth
that I heard from God.
Abraham did not do such things.
~ John 8

As I Sow The Dragon's Teeth

God assails me
and tears me in his anger
and gnashes his teeth at me;
my opponent fastens on me
his piercing eyes.
~ Job 16

Petrified Forest

Let the trees of the forest sing,
let them sing for joy before the LORD,
for he comes to judge the earth.
~ 1 Chronicles 16

There'd be no game brother,
if no one would play...

Camera Obscura

I, the LORD,
have called you in righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people
and a light for the Gentiles,
to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison
and to release from the dungeon
those who sit in darkness.
I am the LORD;
that is my name!
~ Isaiah 42

Walken In A Winter Wonderland

He says to the snow,
"Fall on the earth"
~ Job 37

Psycho Gifts

So...
David pretended to be insane in their presence;
and while he was in their hands
he acted like a madman,
making marks on the doors of the gate
and letting saliva run down his beard.
~ 1 Samuel 21

PLAY IT LOUD

Santa Smokes Lucky Strike

Blessed are you, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the LORD?
He is your shield and helper
and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
and you will tread on their heights.
~ Deuteronomy 33

Santa Smokes Marlboro

When the sun had set
and darkness had fallen,
a smoking firepot
with a blazing torch appeared
and passed between the pieces.
~ Genesis 15

A Christmas Gift For You

Where is the one
who has been born king of the Jews?
We saw his star when it rose
and have come to worship him...
~ Matthew 2

A Christmas Gift For You
Phil Spector's Christmas Album
1963

Starring:
Darlene Love
Bob E. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
The Crystals
The Ronettes

Personnel:
Jack Nitzsche – arrangements, percussion
Louis Blackburn – horns
Hal Blaine - drums
Sonny Bono - percussion
Leon Russell - piano
Roy Caton - trumpet
Steve Douglas - saxophone
Frank Capp - percussion
Barney Kessel - guitar
Jay Migliori - saxophone
Bill Pitman - guitar
Ray Pohlman - bass
Irv Rubins - guitar
Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Nino Tempo - guitar
Johnny Vidor - strings
Larry Levine - engineer