A bushy unkempt beard
a big man I once feared
The small mischievous smile
Reassured me for a while
The twinkle in the eye
The gift you can’t deny
a polymath with style
Prodigious and agile
Sometimes rough, always busy
Doing so much ain’t so easy
Books prized far and near
Hey Kohelleth did you hear?
With those handy boxing gloves
epsilon delta that he loves
Quick mind, razor sharp
Elegance that fills the heart
H index One O Four
Precious few have such a score
Articles in hundreds students in tons
Is there just one Barry or multiple clones?
A yarmulke, a Jew
the fastest mind I knew
Haredi and liberal
Abstract and corporeal
Time has come to slow a bit
Look back with pride at all you did
Daf Yomi is yours to relish
With Hevrusa that you cherish
