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Guess Who Came To Dinner

By Judith Levy get on with the meal, but Papa wouldn’t let that happen till Judith Levy speaks for organizations and is the author
every prayer, and there were many, was said. He would bang of the New York Times best-seller GRANDMOTHER
It was a special night. on the table with his fist, demanding silence which wasn’t REMEMBERS, which has sold over four million copies,
The table was set with dishes happening, much to his chagrin. and the mega best-seller GRANDFATHER REMEMBERS,
used only for this once-a- When the endless prayers were over and we finally got to eat published by HarperCollins. Both books, perfect gifts, are
year occasion. Mama had Mama’s delicious food there was one point during the dinner available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. 
fried noodles she only made when the door was to be opened to greet Elijah the Prophet to
annually, and we looked our seder. There was even a special silver wine cup filled to the
brim for this honored guest. I was chosen to open the door and
forward to eating them on sing a song of welcome for Elijah the Prophet. When I opened How To Add
this memorable night. Yes,
this dinner was the only time the door, a blast of cold air came in and instead of Elijah, our
cat walked in haughtily, with her tail straight up in the air. We
we used our dining room. It was for this Passover holiday, broke out into laughter. Papa banged on the table, shouting Your Guests To
otherwise we ate in the kitchen even for the Sabbath. On this
holiday night Papa wore a long white dress coat and a high “Sha, Sha!” but to no avail. Mirth had invaded the room and
white yarmulka for this once-a-year dinner and he rested back we howled, finally even Papa started to laugh. Clearly, this The Gate
on plump pillows. night was different from other nights.
We were a large family, ten children, so getting us to It was a Passover holiday to remember. But this year is
keep quiet while Papa said endless prayers at our seder was different, this year we have matzas laced with Metamucil, The Boca Pointe Community Association offers a
a difficult if not an impossible task to accomplish, but Papa sold under the trademark of Let My People Go. Happy few different methods to add guests to your visitors list,
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