tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post4573924221912274973..comments2023-10-08T08:19:33.457-07:00Comments on To Kiss A Mezuzah: Attack of the Latke LoversSusan Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840373234747823781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-17382428209036618282010-12-08T15:46:26.767-08:002010-12-08T15:46:26.767-08:00Rachel -
No need to apologize! I know the invitat...Rachel -<br /><br />No need to apologize! I know the invitations were made with the best of intentions. As you say, they were made out of a desire to share something special. It was just a bit overwhelming, is all.<br /><br />The "worst" part was actually during the meeting, when I felt embarassed and didn't know how to steer the conversation on to something else. <br /><br />I know the stuff afterward was just people trying to be nice.<br /><br />By the way, all that "grating potatoes" stuff you wrote about made me think about my sister and me grating cabbage for my grandmother so she could make cabbage noodles. Maybe I'll have to share some cabbage noodles with all of you some time. It tastes much better than it sounds, and seems to have many of the same connections for me that latkes have for you.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840373234747823781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199205905935393822.post-47419374690526869192010-12-08T15:09:19.025-08:002010-12-08T15:09:19.025-08:00Dear Susan, I am so sorry, we did not mean to atta...Dear Susan, I am so sorry, we did not mean to attack ... <br />I have given this some thought ... Latkas are symbolic of the communal nature of the holiday. My mother remembers grating potatoes for her mother, my son grates potatoes for me ... my husband will help monitor the frying pans ... my daughter will invite non Jewish friends over... my young niece and nephew will bask in everyone's attention and light. The latkas are an excuse. A wonderful, delicious excuse to be together. <br />And that is how the invitation was intended,to share in the joy of being together.... over latkas!<br /><br />Happy Hanukkah!Rachelnoreply@blogger.com