How 'bout a case of the Manischewitz on nvr?
Shalom( I admire your rich culture)
nvr
I'm conducting a Passover Seder
by moshe 34 Replies latest social family
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moshe
Thanks everyone! The ironic thing for me is even though I converted I found out a few months ago through dna testing that I have male semitic dna ancestry. I found several matches one to three dna makers away that had Jewish ancestry 15-20 generations ago. My surname only has about 3% with this semitic ancestry. I told my Rabbi that I was from lost tribe of Benjamin and had come home. My father and his grandfather were both very intersted in the Jewish people and cultivated friendships with them. I never knew why until now.
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Who are you?
Moshe...your back with the right tribe now...that's all that matters.
Enjoy conducting the Seder ...Mazel tov
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Black Sheep
It sounds like you will all be having a great time Moshe.
I wish I lived close enough to join in with you..
Shalom
Chris
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hubert
Shalom, Moshe.
Enjoy your Seder, and enjoy all your new friends and family at the gathering.
Hubert
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Madame Quixote
Best wishes with that and a very happy Seder, Moshe! Don't sweat it; everyone's just waiting for you to read through it fast so they can hurry up and eat (or get to bed), anyway.Seriously. Are you doing first or second Seder, or both?
It must be an honour for you, especially as a convert. I can't imagine putting myself through all that, not for love or for money, lol.
Hope you enjoy yourself and everyone else does, too.
Seder is a special time, even though I would not want to have to sit through another one, with all the reading and prayers and stuff. But the food's alright! And it's kinda' educational, if you don't know much about Jewish culture, which I didn't when I first attended a (second) Seder, through which the rabbi read and recited everything really fast and almost monotone, obviously trying to get it all over with (on a week night).
A family I work for is conservative - (but I think they're closer to orthodoxy than most of the conservative Jews I knew at their synagogue). The very gracious lady of the house is a convert. She really had to go through a lot to be accepted into the family. (Some say she married for the money, but I honestly think she married for love, as her hubby isn't that good-looking and she had to learn Hebrew and go through all kinds of other hoops - (practically orthodoxy) - to marry the guy. She is very well-educated and extraordinarily attractive, so she could have had her pick in the men and/or career departments. I think she's both a true-believer and that she married for love).
Anyway, I like working in the kitchen once a year as the goi on Seder. I have somthing to occupy me while everyone else has to sit through hours of prayers and other recitations (over this food, blah, blah, blah, chant, chant, chant, the next foood, blah, blah, blah, chant, chant, chant, this bitter herb, blah, blah, chant, chant) - meanwhile I'm in the kitchen, nibbling on all the goodies and putting together pretty plates of food.
What is it, like, a nine-course meal?! Good thing this only happens once per year; I put on some serious weight working in the kosher kitchen at the synagogue on the weekends, need I say!
Anyhoo, happy seder and best wishes with it. Hope all goes well!And, hopefully, no one will fall asleep in the middle of it all.
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Madame Quixote
Black Swan - Here is a lovely site with some nice details about Pesach (the Passover meal and most of what it entails). There is a book in Hebrew (usually with English as well) called the Haggadah that is read from in between each item served. It's a fairly elaborate ritual. When I work first and second Seder Monday and Tuesday nights, I expect to be there until at least 11:30 p.m. for the serving and clean-up:
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lawrence
Hey Z-
Ha lailah hazeh - matzos. Throw in some maror - the bitter herb, not the sweet one, and you get the slavery days. Let's chant the plagues on three - dam, zephardaiah, kinim,,,, what a great time. Almost as good as the Day of Atonement, and all the ways one can die the next year. Although, celebrating the death of the first born is a real kicker. Excellent fun!
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mouthy
Shalom Moshe--- I just came in from a seder ...Jews for Jesus ....I learn so much from these meetings.
When they hide the 3rd motsa & the kids run & look for it. All those many years ago they were searching for the Messiah.... I hope you explain the parsley,horseradish, salt water, roasted egg, & shaft bone as He did...So interesting...They had the girls dancing !! I felt like I was in the Bible time ....Enjoy!!!! We sure have a HOLY GOD!!!! Shalom
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Madame Quixote
"Jews For Jesus." When I am sober, I really laugh out loud at that, and at least smirk!
So do most Jews, except for the ones who get really pissed off about it (and make brochures about it).
Oh! Thank god I'm an atheist alcoholic! I'm sure it's His will!
Boy, I sure don't make a good Unitarian, do I? LoL