12 Jewish Haiku

In the Beginning
In the beginning,
no one wore any clothing.
Then there was Loehmann's!

Manhood
Today I am a man.
Tomorrow I return to
the seventh grade.

Nature
My Nature Journal:
Today I saw trees and birds.
I should know their names?

Rain
After the warm rain
the sweet smell of camellias.
Did you wipe your feet!?

Weather
Today mild shvitzing.
Tomorrow so hot you'll plotz.
Five day forecast: Feh!

Death
Coroner's report:
The deceased, wearing no hat,
caught his death of cold.

Elijah
Left the door open
for the prophet Elijah.
Now our cat is gone.

Mantra
Lonely mantra for
Jewish mother: They never
call, they never write!

Fish
No fins, nor flippers,
the gefillte fish swims with
some difficulty.

Wandering
Forty years in the
desert, led by men. Wouldn't
ask for directions.

The Score
Quietly murmured
at Yom Kippur services:
Yanks 5, Red Sox 3.

After All
Is one Nobel prize
so much to ask from a child
after all I've done?