It has been over a week since my last post, and I barely
know where to begin, so I will just try to go in chronological order.
We had a wonderful Shabbat up in Sharon last weekend. Rabba
Sara Hurwitz, a member of the rabbinic team at the Hebrew Institute of
Riverdale (HIR), was in Sharon as a scholar in residence at Kol Shira (translates as the voice of
song), a traditional Jewish “partnership minyan” which provides opportunities
for women to lead parts of the service and take other roles not usually done in
the more traditional, orthodox Jewish setting. Rabba Sara has been at HIR for
many years but this was a unique opportunity to spend time with and learn with
her in a smaller setting, and was thoroughly enjoyable and uplifting.
Chanukah began on Sunday evening, and we were fortunate to
be able to stay for the first two nights. We celebrated with Dina and family on
the first night. Dina made delicious latkes
(potato pancakes, the Eastern European tradition) and sufganiot (jelly doughnuts, the Israeli tradition), along with, of
course, some healthier selections to round out the meal.
Aaron figured out how to inject some jelly into the doughnuts!
A month or so ago I had seen the perfect gift for Noah in a
catalogue from the Metropolitan Museum gift shop, and could not resist. Hopefully
he will not lose too many of the 62 pieces!
On the second night we joined Simmie and family for dinner and candle lighting.
Both nights included gifts for the children. Eliana is always the easiest because she provides us a long list of things she would like to have, and we bought her a number of items on that list. For the other children, we tried to emphasize “experiences,” so there were a lot of tickets to upcoming shows and sporting events.
We drove back to New York on Tuesday, leaving early so Barry could attend meetings all afternoon. I spent Wednesday at MSKCC, having a CT scan and then my regular treatment, so it was a long and exhausting day.
Thursday evening, we went to Carnegie Hall to see a taping of the NPR radio show, “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” We had done this at Tanglewood a couple of times, and the host Peter Sagal mentioned that the show had not been done at Carnegie Hall in 10 years. Candace Bergen was the guest. It was, as always, a terrifically fun evening, but we’re both a little tired today! We have a quiet Shabbat planned.
Stay warm, and for those who are observing this week, Happy Chanukah!
Love,
Rebecca
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