Why I'm making 'comfort cake' this Yom Kippur.
The first is the quenching of a very specific thirst. Despite the fact that after 25 hours of fasting, just about anything would suffice, my mother has always insisted that there is a steaming pot of English breakfast tea, in her finest wedding china, ready and waiting for guests to savor as they arrive back from the synagogue. I never really understood this—until I understood it. After such a fast, there is an almost urgent need for the quenching black elixir, which energizes as well.
I think my mom preserves these customs purely for the sake of tradition, because it’s a commitment that keeps her family together. Before my paternal grandmother passed away, it was she who hosted this momentous occasion each year. She prided herself on the food she served, and Yom Kippur was the most important meal of them all. Everyone was offered a cup of English breakfast tea in priceless china teacups .
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