Audacity by Melanie Crowder

Author:Melanie Crowder
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Rosh Hashanah

The high holy day begins at sundown.

I do not know why

the cutters and pressers

[the men]

are allowed to leave early

so they can be home in time

to pray

to make way

for a new year,

while the sun goes down

and still we work.

When at last we are free to go

the street floods with women

rushing home.

I know Papa hopes this year

I will repent

give up my dreams

but he may as well ask

that I stop breathing.

I will miss the service tomorrow.

While my family blesses one another,

goes down to the water

to perform tashlich,

I will be at work.

But we will celebrate in our own way.

Evelina is bringing apples and honey

and Bina is baking a braid of challah

for us to share.

Tonight

I will salt a fish

for our little feast.

Gut yor.

Happy new year.

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