Perfect Enemy by Alex J Sinclair
Author:Alex J Sinclair [Sinclair, Alex J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Different Angle Books
Published: 2023-11-15T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 18
The yeshivah in Har Daniel was bursting at the seams. The new parents had many friends, and each came from large families (a fact that had made their failure to conceive even more painful); and Denkstein had made sure to fill any remaining space with yeshivah students. Yoav had made a generous donation to the yeshivah that would cover a beautiful festive meal after the bris. This would be a celebration that would be remembered.
Yoav stood at the back, in dark sunglasses. He could never be totally incognito in these parts, but it helped. Still, there was an endless stream of former classmates, not-quite-neighbors, and family friends who noticed him, and came over for a warm handshake or hug. There were also several people in the room who Yoav knew â knew very well, in fact â but who did not acknowledge him with anything other than a discreet nod from afar. Yoavâs funders had made it clear all along that they wanted absolute protection from the nuts and bolts of the project, not just plausible deniability but barriers upon barriers between their funds and their ultimate donation. They had not been to the GeneLight lab, they did not speak with Yoav by telephone â with one exception â and face-to-face meetings were absolutely prohibited. In the future, their identities would be revealed, the People of Israel would thank them, and their names would be spoken about in the 21st century as Rothschildâs was in the 20th. But for now, anonymity was crucial. Still, Yoav had not been able to resist letting them know about the bris, and they had not been able to resist coming. It was not every day that you got to be present at the circumcision of Israelâs future savior.
The baby was brought in by one of his grandparents, cradled on top of a luxurious cushion, as per the custom. The crowd began singing, softly, beautifully, the traditional Jewish words that welcome a new baby boy into the Covenant of Abraham. The mohel said a few words of explanation, how honored he was to be chosen to be the one who would perform the ceremony for this wonderful family of tzadikim, righteous people. How fitting it was for this couple that the bris was the Covenant of Abraham, he said. Had not Abraham and Sarah waited endless years for their son? Had God not finally fulfilled his promise with them, when, despite Sarahâs old age, he had performed a miracle and delivered a son to them? So too with this couple, who, as we all knew, went on the mohel, had waited endless years for their son. So too we are all here today as witnesses to their miracle, as they now transform from being a couple to being a family, as they now bring their beautiful baby boy into the Jewish people.
The new father uttered the blessings that bestowed upon the mohel the status of his designated appointee for the performance of the mitzvah
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