Well, I have all my little squares just about filled in for
the holiday meals during Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, Succot and Simchat Torah.
Yep…all twenty-three. This year it’s three 3-day spiritual marathons during the
next month as each two day holiday runs right into Shabbos. I’m getting psyched
up. Last week my husband informed me that he had taken the entire next week off
to “help.” Uh-oh. SOS ALERT! “I’ll be
able to cook (he actually
is good at
it) and prepare for the holiday,” he says. Oi vey! The two of us in the kitchen at the same time preparing for a holiday does not generally go to well. He likes to direct, ask,
inform, educate and well basically frightens everyone out of the kitchen when
he’s in it. He loves details and cooking involves but a few. He also makes an
awesome turkey and well, I have to be honest, it would not be the same without
him redirecting everyone. He’ll keep saying “in honor of Rosh Hashannah,” or
“Did you get the special foods?” or “Where is the turkey bag?” Then he'll look at something I'm making and say "Did you mix that up well enough?" and I will resist throwing it at him. I know it seems
backwards.
Most often (sorry for those of you who have gender issues) women are
in the kitchen, and I do try to squeeze in, but I can’t stay too long while
he’s starring in “Cooking for the King.” At any rate, it's getting really close
to Rosh Hashannah and I’m feeling the pressure, as we have a lot of cooking to do
and “the King is waiting in the field.” I’m just not sure how we are supposed
to meet and greet Him if we are all in the kitchen. I’ve been listening to
classes online and apparently we are supposed to “go out to the field to greet
the King.” I’m just wondering if it wouldn’t be too much trouble for Him to
come into the kitchen while we’re cooking. The thing is we’ve had an entire
month to go out and greet Him. I’ve gone outside a lot to walk my dog. I even
took a couple bike rides. I’m just not sure exactly how to greet Him. We have
an entire 800-page prayer book waiting with all sorts of words to say. Plus, I’ve read all the Rosh Hashannah/Yom
Kippur help books. There can’t be enough of those. A lot of thought went into
what was written down. But, truth is, it’s getting closer.
I have a lot of
meals to plan and the KING is still waiting. So, I think I’m actually going to
turn the kitchen over to my husband, so I can go greet the KING and let him know
what my plans are for this year. I have a huge list. I may just take my younger
children outside to have a talk with the KING, as well, while He’s still in the
field. My older two will somehow be missing during this time. Then we will all
go inside and try to “help” our very own Top Chef, the king in our house. Once
Rosh Hashannah arrives, we will all go to shul.
Our children have a birthright to learn how to be in synagogue and how
to listen to a shofar being blown on perhaps the holiest day of the year with
the rest of our community. I want them to feel the difference between our
kitchen, the field and a synagogue. They may not get it all right now, but G-d is
everywhere. He is in the field, He is in our shul and well, right now, I pray that He’s
also in our kitchen. #RoshHashannah #highholidays #thekingisinthefield #marriedtoayid #ataleoftwosouls
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