Channukah, eighth night. Candle 8: Latkes

on the eighth night

so many tears were shed

so many

they could not be counted

tears of joy

tears of immeasurable gratitude

tears of sorrow and of grief

tears for light, and for darkness

tears for what it is to taste life for the first time, and for the last

tears for a life

lived for the first time

free.

on the eighth night

they lit the last candle, or the candle was still lit, depending on how you look at it.

on the eighth night, the were prepared.

prepped.

potatoes shredded, onions sliced, apple sauce resting, bowls of freshly soured cream in the ready.

on the eighth night they feasted,

{on humble foods}

nourishing their hearts, filling their bodies with

Latkes.

*the delicious latke photo was taken by an extra special person I've never met named Chris Cohen. Please feel free to help me thank him for letting eggbeater use it by checking out his other photos on flickr or visiting his lovely blog.

Comments

[Jill Wilson]

I've really enjoyed your 8 nights of Channkah commemorating the miracle of the oil. You're a stellar writer just like your Mom. I could taste the photos of the food-delicious! I'm inspired to pull my Chaim Potok books off the shelf & reread them all...

[Chilebrown]

Merry Bagels.Channukah and Christmas,I am going to make some Lstkes to you! The Holidays are always fun to bake. Do you have any bacon christmas recipes?