Bread and Salt
To follow tradition,
When someone has moved,
If to buying a gift
You feel somewhat behooved,
Instead of some flowers
Or wine, try instead
The old-fashioned welcome
Of salt and of bread.
These both are symbolic
Of things households need,
Ensuring its members
Will thrive and succeed.
An extra for sweetness,
Like cookies or cake,
Will round out the offer
Of mazel* you’ll make.
Whatever you bring to
Your kith or your kin,
It shows love for the home
Where new lives will begin.
*luck (in Yiddish)
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