Scott ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WILL NOT COMPLY

This year, #Seder meal but no Seder. Light candles, maybe say kiddush. Chicken soup with kneidlach, turkey, charoset, matzah. ๐Ÿซ“

This year we are slaves; next year may we be free โ€” free from tyranny, from oppression, from fear, from hatred.

ื—ื’ #ืคืกื— ืฉืžื— ืœื›ื•ืœื!

#Passover
#Pesach

Apr 12, 2025 at 9:53pmWeb
Show threadElischevaApr 13, 2025

@escott

At the wish of my mother in law we had the seder at her local chabad. Sorry to say, but it was chaotic, loud and noisy. And almost everyone was in a Bad Mood. More Stress than spiritual enlighting. Never again there. Plus some unpleasent and misplaced comments from the rabbi there.

I remember the seder in Cyprus last year. It was a much better mood and the rabbi managed to enhance the mood of everyone. And it wasn't as full as this year in Holon, Israel. And the chabad in Cyprus are more european Civil rights, Open to everyone and so on in style. Includes "more respect for competent women".

Show threadScott ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WILL NOT COMPLYApr 13, 2025

@Elischeva91 Iโ€™m sorry your Seder was a bummer. A team of Clydesdales couldnโ€™t drag me to a Chabad Seder.

My wife prepared a delicious dinner. Our adult daughter was at our friendsโ€™ Seder in Barcelona (weโ€™re a little jealous, gotta admit) and our adult son joined us at home.

We lit candles, said kiddush, and ate. I took a few moments to explain the significance of the matzah, maror, and the Pesach offering โ€” not an official Seder, but not nothing, either. I call it the Goldilocks Seder     ๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท

Show threadElischevaApr 13, 2025

@escott

I'm a little jealous of you. Hubby, his mom, myself. Prepping a Chickensoup with meatballs. Grapejuice for the wine. And some kind of express Seder. That would have been enough. Even for my mother in law.

At the Chabad it turned out somewhat long until the meal even for my mother in law.

For next year we will hopefully join our friend, who needs to celebrate in the hospital this year. With him, his sister, hubby, his mom, myself, at the home of the sister ofnour friend. She preps the Seder plate and some salad. We prep the Main dish Chicken soup with Matzoballs. Either our friend, if back at home from rehabilitation then, if not, it will be hubbys job.

Show threadScott ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WILL NOT COMPLYApr 13, 2025

@Elischeva91 One thing we learned many years ago is that you donโ€™t have to starve your guests during the long story-telling part. No matzah until the meal, but beyond that hors dโ€™oeuvres can help keep people from getting hangry.

Next year in Jerusalem!

ื—ื’ ืคืกื— ืฉืžื—

Show threadElischevaApr 13, 2025

@escott

Maybe literally in Jerusalem with you? For me it's an hour by train. I would be pleased. If the relation ship with hubbys aunt in Jerusalem were better, we would celebrate with her. But it's bad and sad.

I've told my mother in law, that you could shorten the story part. And it's important to not overstretch the patience of young children. So you need a shorter Haggadah.

Show threadScott ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WILL NOT COMPLYApr 13, 2025
@Elischeva91 You never know! For a variety of reasons itโ€™s been far too long since weโ€™ve visited.