Jewishmusings, Fri - Sat. Shabbat , April 19-20

[gazelle18]

What’s on your mind — how to make kugel? This week’s Torah reading? Life goals? Prayer? We are all engaged in weight loss/weight maintenance journeys and we are all Jewish or at least interested in Judaism. We like to eat, we like to discuss. It is our goal here to provide each other support on our journeys, to share experiences, to call on our rich cultural heritage and texts, and to help each other grow spiritually.

Some of us take weekly turns starting the thread:
Frieda (hopefully)?
Holly
Lee
Louise
Peachy

And for those of you that stop by to read this thread without posting — you are welcome to, but you are also welcome to chime in. Don’t be shy!

[gazelle18]

Here is some poetry (?) for Passover:

Kadeish - the Kiddish
Because if you're doing any Jewish thing that
doesn't start with wine , it may not be legitimate.

Urchatz - wash
We Jews had our pandemic protocols
centuries before we needed to.

Karpas - spring vegetable
Ideally, straight from the farmers market.
Dipped in salt water so we get the
freshness of the new season and the
sadness of our past, all at once.

Yachatz - divide
Matzah, divided in half, hidden for later
enough for everyone! I think it's just a trick
so no one has to eat an entire piece
of matzah.

Maggid - the Story
Who can retell?
we can retell.
In fact we're mandated to.
Every detail.
Our favorite movie.
We watch it every year.
We're the stars.

Rochtzah - wash
Because we're hypochondriacs
we do this a second time. Even though
we just washed four steps ago.
My hands are still wet.

Motzi Matzah
Nothing says get out of town quick
like unleavened bread. It's ironic
it cooks so fast and passes so slow.

Maror - bitter herbs
It's bitter but we like it.
Our modern palate prefers things
with flavor, even if they burn
like life before we were free.

Koreich - Hillel sandwich
We mix the tastes of slavery and freedom
so they blend together and we
lose the difference. Like a little Purim
in our mouth.

Shulchan Oreich - Meal
It's a festive one with pillows and soup.
Half our people don't make it past this point.
I'm wondering if you'll bother reading the last four
stanzas of this poem.

Tzafun - desert
Of course, there's dessert.
That matzah we broke earlier ( if anyone can find it )
will be the last thing you taste tonight.

Bareich - grace after meals
Our whole thing is to
bless a thing
do the thing
be thankful for the thing.
That's our thing!

Hallel - songs of praise
This is where the inexpensive goat comes in.
though in today's money, two zuzim
wouldn't get you a portion of goat cheese.
And the conversation about how to quantify
a human soul continues.

Nirtzah - conclusion
Even long things must come to an end.
but if you book far enough in advance
you can do it again next year
in Jerusalem.

[hollygail]

I'm copying this one to bring to the sedarim I'm attending!

Thanks, Lynne (you left yourself out of the lineup in the opening post; are you trying to tell us something else too?), for getting me readier for next week than my own haggadot-making activities have been!

[hollygail]

Today is National Garlic Day! Who knew!?!?!?!?!

[louise]

That's great Lynn - thank you!
I am happy to report that for 3 days in a row I have been on track with food, keepng to IF and doing my strength training. Feeling hopeful.
Today I need to dedicate myself to my kitchen. There's a lot to do but not overwhelming if I stay focused. I've done the hardest things already.
Shabbat shalom.

[gazelle18]

My daughter in law is in labor! Will update you, hopefully, soon!

[lee058]

Good morning everybody. Hope you are all well and SAFE!. Please pray for Israel.

DS and I are going over to our friend Carol's house for Scrabble in a little while! I am excited, as I've only been going out to doctors' appointments and shopping for a long time. We're bringing macaroons, as she said she had never had them (almond and chocolate, so she'll have a choice).

I'm bringing my walker and my cane to maneuver her steps. I hope this will be easy, and also that it doesn't rain.

gazelle18, Here's wishing her well!!

Have a peaceful day, Lee

[gazelle18]

My son and daughter in law just had a baby boy. He looks cute in the photo! So far as I know, everyone is happy and healthy !

[peachymom1]

Thanks for a great week, Lynne, and what a fantastic ending to the week - a new grandson!

I've worked my tail off on Passover cleaning this week and am almost done. A few things to be done on Sunday, but I'm going for my mani-pedi at 9 a.m. on Sunday. And today was my weigh-in, and I've lost a pound, so I'm feeling pretty darn good.

Everyone have a restful weekend! Shabbat shalom!