This tickles my funny bone: an Atheist chickie cancels a date with an Islamic man to go to a Jewish function.
Last night was my first Passover traditional dinner with a girlfriend’s family. The dinner festivities were moderately orthodox therefore 28 pages of prayers were read, each of us reading a portion translated from the Torah (look at me, I know a little bit). Throughout the 40 minutes or so it took to read all the prayers, salute our wine, point at the 'whatever the word is bread' and eat the bits and pieces required jokes and witty banter being exchanged ‘child ‘smoked’’ instead of smote, ‘run like rams’ said in a sing song manner… Typical when it gets to my part, giggling with my 2 friends like we were back in the school classroom ‘words by the sloth slayer’ the table erupt in laughter, oops soothsayer. I felt my face go red - too much watching of the Buffy.
30+ people around the table eating, laughing (sometimes at me), kosher wine is so not pleasant and there’s only so much Matzo a person can consume. I really do enjoy Matzo Ball Soup. I’ll never make it or buy it. Dinner was awesome, must be the best veal I’ve ever had, I tried brisket for the first time and the sweets, ohh the sweets, so yummy followed by a platter of fruit.
Judaism is like, way cool, (I was near the kids end) so many holidays and celebrations, all the food; I’m overwhelmed with the grace and generosity of my friend’s families for extending the invitations to me. I’ll give them an Easter Egg ;-)
Last night was my first Passover traditional dinner with a girlfriend’s family. The dinner festivities were moderately orthodox therefore 28 pages of prayers were read, each of us reading a portion translated from the Torah (look at me, I know a little bit). Throughout the 40 minutes or so it took to read all the prayers, salute our wine, point at the 'whatever the word is bread' and eat the bits and pieces required jokes and witty banter being exchanged ‘child ‘smoked’’ instead of smote, ‘run like rams’ said in a sing song manner… Typical when it gets to my part, giggling with my 2 friends like we were back in the school classroom ‘words by the sloth slayer’ the table erupt in laughter, oops soothsayer. I felt my face go red - too much watching of the Buffy.
30+ people around the table eating, laughing (sometimes at me), kosher wine is so not pleasant and there’s only so much Matzo a person can consume. I really do enjoy Matzo Ball Soup. I’ll never make it or buy it. Dinner was awesome, must be the best veal I’ve ever had, I tried brisket for the first time and the sweets, ohh the sweets, so yummy followed by a platter of fruit.
Judaism is like, way cool, (I was near the kids end) so many holidays and celebrations, all the food; I’m overwhelmed with the grace and generosity of my friend’s families for extending the invitations to me. I’ll give them an Easter Egg ;-)
2 comments:
Totally with you on this, Miss Nat.
My Jewish friends have the best food, the best parties, and no guilt about sex.
More gefilte fish? Why, don't mind if I do!
I would convert, but I would miss the chocolate bunnies on Easter.
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