Tis the season for Jewish holidays.
At this time of year, we have one per week. Well, actually, we have them more frequently than that, but who’s counting?
They roll out one after another with carefully timed notes sent off to Sarah’s teachers to alert them that another one is coming up, and that she will either be absent or unable to do homework during the holy days, and to please give her some of the assignments in advance, so she doesn’t’ get too far behind.
And our holidays have funny names. Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah. Even if they were Hearing, her teachers would struggle to be able to say them. Actually, I am sure her Hearing teachers do…but, since they are using sign language at the Deaf School, it means that they are more likely struggling to spell them……
One of Sarah’s teachers has consistently asked her, as each of the holidays has come up, “Do you eat Maso Ball soup for this holiday?” Fortunately, Sarah figured out immediately what the teacher was trying to spell.
The first time, Sarah explained, “No, we eat it for Passover.” Using the word-sign for Passover .
Possibly, the teacher doesn’t’ know that the word sign for Passover corresponds to some thing spelled either P-A-S-S-O-V-E-R or P-E-S-A-C-H, because she has asked her the same question, each time. First for Rosh Hashanah, then for Yom Kippur, and now for Sukkot.
And each time Sarah has told her, “No, we eat that for Passover.”
Recently, Sarah's teacher asked Sarah "Anything delicious, and special food you ate for um, Y.. Wait. I remember now, Yom Kappur?"
Sarah replied "No we don't eat anything at all on Yom Kippur. We fast."
After a moment of stunned silence....
"Oh, forget Yom Kappur, what about Rosa Hannah and Sukkat? Did you eat anything very special or delicious?"
Sarah had a hard time remembering what she had eaten on Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot. She could only think of one special food she really loves that we had for both holidays… So she replied "Avocado.”
"What? That's all? That's all you ate for Rosa Hannah and Sukkat?"
Sarah said "No, my mom cooked quiche pie, gazpacho, delicious challah, and many other things . Have you ever tasted quiche pie? I love quiche pie so much. It is so delicious!"
Her teacher replied "Oh. No, I have never tasted quiche pie before. Never in my life."
She had never even heard of it.
Sarah came home and asked me if quiche was a Jewish food- a food that only Jewish people eat.
Sarah is now rather confused.
So am I.
You see, Sarah has been telling me, since school started, that this teacher is apparently in love with France and everything French.
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