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The Ten Commandments




See below, Michael Alan Ross' original humorous, satirical, political song lyrics,

Please keep us wealthy!


considering the 8th Commandment,
Don't steal!




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The Ten Commandments Guidebook

Ways to Self-Struggle with Classic Morals

In Song, Poetry, and Prose

Covers 10 Commandments Plus One Other!

Softcover 153 pages with practical suggestions pages!

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Boston Walks Publishers presents


The original humorous, satirical song lyrics,

Please keep us wealthy!


From the New


The Ten Commandments Guidebook




Spiritual and practical ways to self-struggle
with our Ten Commandments





Copyright © Michael Alan Ross, 2004-2007.
All Rights Reserved.

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Can a post-denominational, American Jew elucidate both spiritual and practical
ways to self-struggle with our Ten Commandments?

In this book, Mr. Ross uses his creative poetry, prose, and lyrics to construct modern midrashim and piyyutim, prosaic and poetic commentaries, to meet such a challenge. Rabbi Ellen Pildis, a post-denominational rabbi, offers praise of his text on the book's back cover.


New Guidebook Re-Visits The Ten Commandments

Can a modern, post-denominational, committed, American Jew find meaningful ways to struggle with our Ten Commandments?
Michael Alan Ross, author of the newly published, The Ten Commandments Guidebook, offers many such ways. Mr. Ross, author of BostonWalks' The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook - 6 Self-guided Jewish History Walk Tours of Downtown Boston, now has written The Ten Commandments Guidebook as a spiritual invitation to the Ten Commandments.

In The Ten Commandments Guidebook, Mr. Ross offers a personal and creative perspective of the Ten Commandments by means of his original poetry, prose, and song lyrics. His writings are drawn from a lifetime of Jewish American experiences. As an example, his original, humorous, satirical song lyrics, Please keep us wealthy!, considers the 8th Commandment in the following verses:






Please keep us wealthy!


© Michael Alan Ross 2004-2007. All rights reserved.


(Suggestion: Sing to the melody of “Battle Hymn of the Republic”)



On TV, I’m watching re-runs of those shows from good old days,
Bible-thumping, old-boy-network, nasty-naughty-knaves,
Teaching me to follow all their 10 commandment ways.
Doubt not what they say.


They admonish, loud and clear, that they will never steal,
Ardently, professing ‘bout its wonderful appeal,
Except for stealing where the goal’s the Presidential seal.
Doubt not what they say.


(chorus)
God, oh God, please keep us wealthy,
Lots of money makes us healthy.
It’s better to make money than to give a damn.
Hurray for Uncle Sam!


Exercise your worship of the one almighty God,
When you pray, your God’s beside you with his staff and rod,
Let’s fund faith-based-programs, we know God will give his nod.
Doubt not what they say.


You must love your parents and the size of their estate,
Disrespecting marks you as a horrible ingrate.
Thank mom, dad, and money, thank them for your bless’d fate.
Doubt not what they say.


(chorus)
God, oh God, please keep us wealthy,
Lots of money makes us healthy.
It’s better to make money than to give a damn.
Hurray for Uncle Sam!


New missiles, they are needed for the sake of our defense,
For weapons great for business, we should never spare expense.
That the world should fear America makes lots and lots of sense.
Doubt not what they say.


Abortions are taboo like labor strikes and minimum wage,
Unnecessary vestiges of other day and age.
Deny their value based upon the same cold money gauge.
Doubt not what they say.


(chorus)
God, oh God, please keep us wealthy,
Lots of money makes us healthy.
It’s better to make money than to give a damn.
Hurray for Uncle Sam!


Business works much better minus rules and regulation,
Trees turn into paper faster absent limitation.
Buyers must beware, caveat emptor’s restoration.
Doubt not what they say.


Energy source means excavate for oil and for coal,
West Virginia and Alaska each one giant hole.
Harming lands okay to reach the old-boy-network’s goal.
Doubt not what they say.


(chorus)
God, oh God, please keep us wealthy,
Lots of money makes us healthy.
It’s better to make money than to give a damn.
Hurray for Uncle Sam!








Midrashim and Piyyutim!


Mr. Ross' poetry about the Ten Commandments, his prosaic warm memories of family life, and his lyrical voicing of social concerns can be called by the Hebrew words piyyutim and midrashim, poems and commentaries, which offer uplifting, spiritual and, sometimes, challenging interpretations. In addition, Mr. Ross offers many suggestions for the reader to consider in struggling with the Ten Commandments, making this Guidebook a fine teaching tool, usable not only for its inspirational reading but also for its suggestions of good deeds.
The Ten Commandments Guidebook, ISBN 0970082525, by Michael Alan Ross is available for purchase online at http://bostonwalks.tripod.com/TCbookorderform.html and for sale in selected bookstores such as Kolbo Fine Judaica and Israel Book Shop in Boston/Brookline. It also can be purchased in multiple copies for Hebrew, day school, and adult classes directly from the publisher.
The Ten Commandments Guidebook, ISBN 0970082525, by Michael Alan Ross, BostonWalks Publishers 2004. In paperback, 153 pages, list price: $19.95 (Wholesale purchase of 12 or more copies available at 40% discount.).
Contact information: BostonWalks Publishers, 50 Grove St., Belmont MA 02478
Email: bostonwalks@hotmail.com, Telephone: 617-489-5020.





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The Jewish Friendship Trail Guidebook

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to order now!



Now available!


The Ten Commandments Guidebook

Ways to Self-Struggle with Classic Morals

In Song, Poetry, and Prose

Covers 10 Commandments Plus One Other!

Softcover 153 pages with practical suggestions pages!

Print out this
Book Order Form
to order now!















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Copyright © Michael Alan Ross, 2004-2007. All Rights Reserved.

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