OVER THANKSGIVING KHANYI AND I DISCUSSED
THE POSSIBILITY OF HER HAVING
A BAS MITZVAH SHE’S RAISED THIS BEFORE
YEARS AGO WHEN KHANYI ARRIVED
FROM AFRICA THE FIRST TIME NOAH SAID NOW YOU HAVE
A JEWISH CHILD AND SHE ASKED IF I KNEW ANY
NON-BINARY RABBIS AND I THINK SO I’M NOT SURE I SAID
AND THEN I EXPLAINED THAT WE’RE ALL LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
ELSE FROM RELIGION FROM OUR PAST FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND
AND I PLAYED AN OLD VERSION OF HARRY BELAFONTE AND DANNY KAYE
SINGING HAVA NAGILAH AND SHE SAID THAT’S HER FAVORITE SONG
AND THEN I PLAYED A HASSIDIC HANUKAH SONG
HARRY WILKS SENT TO FRIENDS AND EXPLAINED
MAYBE YOU DON’T NEED A NON-BINARY RABBI
AND SHE SAID LETS SEE.