Consciousness, Literature and the Arts
Archive
Volume 10 Number 1, April 2009
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BEHIND THIS DOOR
we gather with family every Friday night
mostly for the sake of the grandkids
for them to remember that being Jews is fun
and is done together
Zevi, almost 4, and Naomi, almost 2, play
draw pictures, practice the alphabet, have a little fight, which could lead to time out
Zevi leads the blessing of the candle lighting, we all sing amen
Naomi intones the last syllable loudly, and we move on to bless the challah
Zevi eats with ketchup and Naomi with hup-up and finally someone blesses
the coke zero for none of us is a wine drinker
the chicken is usually pretty good, but Sam would rather have something else
when we’re all done no one among us is in doubt of who we are
and where we belong – a feeling we will renew in another week’s time