Eeeek! I Need Paraphernalia!
I was unprepared for this weekend's plethora of holidays, all rolled into one day! It was just after 3 p.m. and the beginning of Shabbat, Simchat Torah, and Shemini Atzeret is at 4:34 p.m. It was at that point that I realized that there is the Yizkor service tomorrow and thus, I needed to light a yahrzeit candle tonight but I had no candle!
The beginning of the holiday was just over an hour away and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find a candle on such short notice. Most stores close on Friday a few hours before Shabbat begins so I expected they'd all be closed.
Nonetheless, I rushed out of the house and checked the first local store - closed; I briskly walked up the street to the second local store - closed! I kept walking to the major intersection and to the "24 hour" mini-market. Open! Thankfully, they almost are open 24 hours a day. Their name is misleading because they are closed on Shabbat but it turns out, thankfully, that they close right before Shabbat. So, they're a 24/6 sort of place.
They did have a candle for me and I waited in line, something I'd never had to do there before. In front of me were four Orthodox women, apparently buying last minute recipe items. After I paid, I grabbed my candle and rushed home to write this note.
Now, it's time for last minute cleaning, straightening, and showering in anticipation of a very early start to the holiday. (Although December will be the worst - for four weeks candle lighting time is at 4:00 or 4:01! Wow! The bright side to that is that Shabbat is over on Saturday night around 5:15 p.m. so Saturday night fun can be a lot longer and a lot more fun!
Tomorrow night marks the end of a huge number of Jewish holidays over the past few weeks. I'm really looking forward to 5:45 p.m. tomorrow. We go back to school on Monday, however.
Shabbat Shalom and Hag Sameach!
The beginning of the holiday was just over an hour away and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find a candle on such short notice. Most stores close on Friday a few hours before Shabbat begins so I expected they'd all be closed.
Nonetheless, I rushed out of the house and checked the first local store - closed; I briskly walked up the street to the second local store - closed! I kept walking to the major intersection and to the "24 hour" mini-market. Open! Thankfully, they almost are open 24 hours a day. Their name is misleading because they are closed on Shabbat but it turns out, thankfully, that they close right before Shabbat. So, they're a 24/6 sort of place.
They did have a candle for me and I waited in line, something I'd never had to do there before. In front of me were four Orthodox women, apparently buying last minute recipe items. After I paid, I grabbed my candle and rushed home to write this note.
Now, it's time for last minute cleaning, straightening, and showering in anticipation of a very early start to the holiday. (Although December will be the worst - for four weeks candle lighting time is at 4:00 or 4:01! Wow! The bright side to that is that Shabbat is over on Saturday night around 5:15 p.m. so Saturday night fun can be a lot longer and a lot more fun!
Tomorrow night marks the end of a huge number of Jewish holidays over the past few weeks. I'm really looking forward to 5:45 p.m. tomorrow. We go back to school on Monday, however.
Shabbat Shalom and Hag Sameach!
posted by Matt | 6:28 AM
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