And all the people of his household, those born in his house and those bought with money from foreigners, were circumcised with him. ~ Genesis 17:27
This is not the party I want to be at.
Truthfully, I wasn鈥檛 invited, but they
made me the guest of honor anyway.
No one talked with me about it since.
They didn鈥檛 say, you were a real champ
or even apologize.
I鈥檇 imagine the booze was great
and someone had a nice payday for
showing up with the right equipment.
I鈥檇 like to look them up and thank them
for their expertise and what I assume
was a steady hand. At this point, they
likely took this memory to their grave.
We threw the same party for our son.
A friendly stranger did the honors.
I hear it鈥檚 hygienic, though our incentive
was Biblical. Abraham did it when he
was old enough to remember.
Now that guy was a champ 鈥� showing us
how covenants were done. You can鈥檛 really
show anyone anymore 鈥�
not without permission, and no one
wants to ask, or talk about it, or
have this memory at all.
Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 30 books including 鈥淏egin the Beget鈥� and 鈥淕od Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.鈥� Visit him at
