[HANASHIR:1374] A Poem

[Rick Lupert <RickPoet...>]

Hello all, here's a poem I thought I'd share.  Remember, the word for poem,
and the word for song in Hebrew are the same.

THE EATING OF THE JEWS  by Rick Lupert

It is the new year
and I am driving home
from Rosh Hashanah services.
I will rest
and mingle with my cats for hours
until the evening
when I will join friends
for the festive meal.

We Jews eat like Italians.
We have special foods for every holiday
Symbolic foods
Foods that make a statement to God
as they travel into our mouths.

Have you ever really thought about Matzah?
I have.
It's intense.
Matzah has so much meaning
it makes the dictionary seem like a Canadian.

We even have special foods
to eat when nothing special is happening
Kugel,
Kishke,
Falafel
Don't ask what Kishke is
But Kugel . . .
I could go on about kugel for days.

I will be well fed tonight
There will be potato dishes
that would kill most Anglos.
And apples dipped
in so much honey
the new year will be sweet enough
to last through the naming
of all your children.

To be a Jew is to eat
Like our ancestors before us ate.

Are you hungry?

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