ongoing

Shavuot finds mt. Sinai flame-obscured
what all can see's devoid of fine detail
we come away convinced each heard God's Word
but argue why the pronouns were all male
"divrei Torah k'lshon bnei adom"
each took from it what could fit in his ear
the revelation landed like a bomb
but only gets unpacked from year to year
on issues unforeseen, from war to sex
we'll get no further input from on high
we've learned to find new meanings in old texts
the arguments get old, but never dry
king David's lineage goes back to Ruth
who-retroactively--received our Truth