n A BARBEQUE GRILLE tWe kicked myself out of paradise left a hole in the morning no note no goodbye the man I lived with was patient and hairy he cared for the animals worked late at night planting vegetables under the moon sometimes he'd hold me our long hair tangled he kept me from rolling off the planet it was always safe there but safety wasn't enough. I kept nagging pointing out flaws in his logic he carried a god around in his pocket consulted it like a watch or an almanac it always proved I was wrong National Endowment for the Arts. Between Revolutions, Interesting Times and On the Road to Damascus, Maryland are some of the tides. The idea for the Lilith anthology came out of a meeting of the Jewish Women's Resource Center of the National Council of Jewish Women in 1992. "I like the diversity of voices [in the anthology]," Dame says. "I think it's impressive that so many women find Lilith important and approach her in such different ways. She's been ignored and considered embarrassing. She's been seen as bad — a seductress who appears to men in their dreams and a killer of babies." Dame says the Lilith myth flourished when Jews were in exile. Lilith was used as a negative example that would encourage women to become her oppo- tted,Y6' I owe 6eaik goy* Let JA•DA Prepare a Soulfully Delicious Home Cooked Thanksgiving Feast For You and Your Family Smoked Turkey Dinner for 6 two against one isn't fair! I cried and stormed out of Eden into history: $79.50 • Whole Smoked Turkey (approx. 12 lbs.) • Macaroni and Cheese • Collard Greens • Sweet Potato Pie • Homemade Dressing • Cranberry Sauce • Hot Bisquits Must pick up on Wednesday , Nov. 25 Closed Thanksgiving • We Cater, Home or Office • Party Trays Available, Any Size, Hot or Cold • Parties At Your Place or Ours • Gift Certificates Available 546 Larned, Detroit (313) 965-1700 Fax (313) 965-1786 the Middle Ages were sort of fun they called me a witch I kept dropping in and out of people's sexual fantasies now I work in New Jersey take art lessons live with a cabdriver he says: baby what I like about you is your sense of humor sometimes I cry in the bathroom remembering Eden and the man and the god I couldn't live with 1111111111111111111111151ma Q.., b 1 site. Anything less than total commit- ment to family would not have been acceptable to men at that time. "Now, we're re-evaluating indepen- dence and sexuality, and women are say- ing her ways were not necessarily bad," Dame says. "Women are identifying with her leaving Adam. Maybe the need for equality in marriage should be looked at again as Lilith represents possi- bilities of behavior." Dame — a contributor to the Which Lilith chapters called "Lilith and Men," "Lilith and the Family" and "Lilith in Exile" — has begun a new book of midrash poems. They are most- ly about biblical women and a few bibli- cal men. She is inventing Noah's daugh- ter as a character and trying to imagine what Moses' son would have been like. "I hope that women will be empow- ered by Which Lilith," says Dame. El 4; Enjoy gracious dining amid a beautiful atmosphere of casual elegance 10 BREAKFAST ' LUNCH ' DINNER ( From "Which Lilith? Feminist Writers Re-Create the World's First Woman," by Enid Dame THE GALLERY RESTAURANT 7 DAYS: MON.- SAT. 7 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. SUN. 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. West West Bloomfield Plaza • 6638 Telegraph Road and Maple • 248-851-0313 ( ghEfiD a3ftsg,T) TRAYS DINING ROOM • CARRY-OUT BB BAR-B-QUE HOUSE B-N O) ar-E r Bo Checkeo ormN ero is rictoisIS SOUVLAKI Greek Specialties 10% Off Total Bill Monday thru Saturday after 3:00 p.m. 1 coupon per table *excludes senior citizens discounts & other coupons Expires 12131/98 (248) 968-7427 HOMEMADE PITA BREAD Lincoln Shopping Center 10-1/2 Mile Road & Greenfield Oak Park ■ (248) 968-0022 Catering of All Occasions Breakfast ■ Lunch • Dinner After-Theater ■ Kiddie Menu 21738 W. 11 Mile Rd. in Harvard Row Plaza Southfield (248) 356-6463 Hours: Monday-Saturday 11-8 • Closed Sundays 11/2 199 Detroit Jewish News 85