Greg/Gregory Showdown (Greg/Gregory Off) - Round 1

I just can’t with these kids!

[9-year-old Adin Bendat-Appell] told him about the rituals: when they break bread, when it's time to be quiet, when they pray. [Fatih Yildirim] put his fingers to his own lips and asked, "Can you give me some signals, like 'don't talk'?"

Adin was curious, too, about Yildirim's family. He asked about the Muslim family's prayer rituals and was told they pray "a lot."

Do the children pray?

Yes, Fatih Yildirim explained. But not the youngest.

"He's a baby," Yildirim said. "He doesn't need to pray."

The Bendat-Appells cleared out some space in the basement for the Yildirim family to pray before and after dinner. Before they got started, Adin Bendat-Appell asked if he could watch. "You can watch us," said Fatih Yildirim, a store manager from Schaumburg.

As they prayed, Adin sat on the stairs in respectful silence.

Read Gregory’s Pratt’s full article at the Chicago Tribune. And enjoy the adorable yeladim (children)!

(Drawing by 7-year-old Meryem Yildirim of her on her father’s shoulders and Adin Bendat-Appell on his father’s shoulders protesting President Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban at O’Hare International Airport on January 30, 2017.)