Is it weird to enjoy a holiday that’s focused on ten biblical plagues? But the Jewish festival of Passover is (like so many Jewish holidays) commemorative — a celebration of redemption and hard-won freedom. It celebrates the Jews’ ancient breakaway from slavery in Egypt, and today, it is a time for a special ceremonial meal with the family, and a break from our usually tech-driven, turbo-hectic lives (read: no Twitter for the next few days).
Tonight at sundown we’ll be sitting down around a big table full-up with traditional foods, re-telling that story of freedom from servitude, which always strikes me as a very American theme.
Cleanup tip: I love these new disposal Seder plates from ChocolateGelt.com.
Diabetes tip: there are always lots of good tips available at Jewish Diabetes (requires sign-up) and at the Jewish Friends with Diabetes site.
Gluten-free tip: for those of you who share the additional vexation of life without gluten, I have finally found two gluten-free products that can pass as Matzah: Hol-Grain Brown Rice Crackers, and Barkat Matzo GF Crackers.
Happy Passover to all those who also celebrate. Enjoy!
I haven’t seen anything new at either Jewish Diabetes or Friends With Diabetes in quite some time..
Love the stuff over at chocolategelt… drooling over that traditional seder plate with separate shelves for the three matzot…
tmana, are you on the FWD mailing list?
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you might need to look around a bit for it, buy they do sell spelt matzah and even handmade spelt matzah
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