5 Responses to “Pesach and Beyond”

1. Judy Resnick
   April 27th, 2011 @ 8:43 pm

   Wonderful Pesach! My sweet seven-year-old granddaughter said the Mah Nishtanah in Hebrew and in English! We all clapped and cheered and she was so proud of herself, as she should be.

   Tired participants offered few comments, so Maggid moved along quickly but meaningfully, courtesy of my dear husband Ira, whom I must say conducts a beautiful Seder. The Sedarim ended surprisingly early for us, given the late starting time.

   Kudos to my youngest son Yaakov for his tremendous efforts in getting us ready for Pesach despite considerable pain from dental work done only days before. He escapes to Israel next year, but luckily my middle son will be back from Israel and ready to take over the job. Without a strong tough son to do the schlepping of pots up and down, I could never turn over the kitchen from chometzdige to Pesachdige and vice versa.

   Getting through Pesach is sort of like having a baby. I have gone through 36 Pesachs and given birth to seven babies, so I can make the comparison. It’s a lot of pain to bring into the world, but once it’s here, it’s beautiful and a true joy.

2. Always a BT
   April 28th, 2011 @ 10:35 am

   Best (1st) seder we ever had!

3. ChanaLeah
   April 28th, 2011 @ 10:32 pm

   Loved hearing my daughter recite the kashas in Yiddish!!! Her great grandmother was kvelling in shamayim. Also enjoyed having our newlyweds for the sedarim—shana rishona can be a lot of fun. Unfortunately we also had a couple of empty seats….maybe next year.

4. Steve Brizel
   May 3rd, 2011 @ 3:18 pm

   We had Sedarim that were graced by my mother in law, our daughters, son in law, grandchildren and mchutanim. They were among the most spiritually satisfying Sedarim that I have ever experienced. OTOH, it is indeed a sad state of affairs when your granddaughter knows far more about Yetzias Mitzrayim than the average unaffiliated Jewish adult.

5. Judy Resnick
   May 3rd, 2011 @ 9:26 pm

   To Steve Brizel #4: Yeah, and look at those cute yeshiva first-graders and their siddur parties for learning how to read Hebrew. Does the average unaffiliated Jewish adult (not an Israeli) know the Alef-Bais? That’s even sadder.

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