I missed the kiddushThe prayer recited over wine on Shabbat, holidays, and other joyous occasions..
And the kedushaLit. Holiness, too.
For these days, I separate myself from community.
In the waiting room of my own private oneg.
How can I dress the TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. when I can barely dress myself?
How can I make the the matzohThe unleavened bread eaten on Passover that recalls the Israelite's hasty escape from Egypt when there was no time for the dough to rise. Matzah is also considered the "bread of our affliction," eaten while we were slaves. ball soup when I have forgotten the recipe?
Sit with me in the room.
And walk me, when I am ready, out the door.
And bless these steps and this heart.
Pilgrim, on path of the ancestors.
Unarrived but on the great journey still.
