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June 12, 2005
Seraphic Shavuos
No time to write about the next great milestone in my romance with Karen now. That will have to wait a few days. We're madly getting ready for Shavuos. Karen's sister and her husband have just come on from NY and the house is just bursting with guests and energy. Karen and I shop for food. We set the table. Food simmers on the stove. The familiar aromas of gefilte fish, chicken and kugel mingle. People dart in and out of the kitchen as if in an Offenbach opera. Upstairs, we grab a quiet moment before lighting candles and we look at each other.
"All I want is to have Ariel here with us," says Karen.
"Not too much to ask," I murmur sadly.
Ariel used to stay up all night learning. I can't. Staying up too late assures me a migraine. But I will learn and it will be in Ariel's memory. He should be here. How is it possible that he's not?
I wish all my readers a lovely and meaningful Shavuot.
My friend lost his son Ben and writes about him here.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at June 12, 2005 05:10 PM
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1. No profanity.2. No Israel bashing. We debate, we discuss, we are respectful. You know what Israel bashing is. The world is full of it. Seraphic Secret is one of the few places in the world that will not tolerate this form of anti-Semitism. That's it. Break either of these rules and you will be banned.