The Pesach (Passover) song Dayeinu recounts many of the miraculous processes and events that, by G-d's grace, enabled the Jewish people to leave the narrow places of the slavery of Egypt and have the opportunity to become free. And the refrain after each is specified as "Dayeinu, that alone would have been enough for us." We mortals really needed all of the various miracles.
We felt like a king and queen on our wedding day because of so very many kindnesses, extensions of good will and of great effort by so many. Foremost, our "orchestra director" gifted us with the opportunity to do it our way, to create a lovely and distinct celebration that reflected how we aspire to live on HaShem's earth. Our cantor was our very kind teacher and mentor throughout. These two labored enormously on our behalf. The fabric of Rita's dress is the work of great artisans in India following a now rare tradition of producing silk that allows silkworms to complete their natural life cycle; the American woman importing the fabric works collegially with the folks who spin the thread and make the fabric. We were delighted with our ketubah: beautiful calligraphy, beautiful composition, a collaboration between a friend and Rita's son and daughter, Micha and Tova; the cups, direct from Tsefat, for the wine brought from Israel for use under the gorgeous khupah a friend designed; and the precious linens and tableware that represent links in our life stories. Folks otherwise generally identified as severely disabled grew in their identities, growing the salad greens and making the lovely centerpieces. The dearest part of the wedding preparations was the love and caring made manifest by our closest people, who put in such enormous effort to bring us to that place on that beautiful day.
