And the guest took the cup of wine from my father's hand, and recited a Kiddush. |
Presenting a layering of meaning and sound, these word-plays permeate my experience of Genesis, and other familiar texts of prayer including the shabbat kiddush. |
I thought of my comrades, how they would have laughed, what slaps would have rained down, had they been present at that Kiddush. |
The seder begins with kiddush over the first cup of wine and then moves on to hors d' oeuvres of sweetbreads in salt water passed around by a servant. |
Our Kiddush prayers were done with gefilte fish and grape juice instead of wine. |
A Kiddush such as we had never heard before, and shall never hear again. |