On A Claire Day by Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett for April 13, 2019

We had a saying in our house, derived from a line in “Fiddler on the Roof:” God bless and keep our parents … far away from us!

The original:“Rabbi, is there a blessing for the Tsar?”“A blessing for the Tsar! Hmmmm … Yes: God bless and keep the Tsar … far away from us!”