Judaica Store

We just finished the Jewish holiday of Passover. In case you don't know any old-fashioned types like me, who do it the way Bubby did it, I'll tell you what it entails. Weeks prior to the festival we make lists; shop; clean; scour; and rack our brains to think through the following:

1. Where ELSE could my 3 year old have hidden his cookies? and
2. What's the easiest way to get them out from behind the radiator?

(What am I talking about? The holiday of Passover requires that for seven days, we don't eat, or even own, leavened items. The only grain-product allowed is matzah).

When we finally arrive at the night of Passover itself, to perform the "seder" (meal and telling of the story of the Jews leaving Egypt), the weeks of preparation create an excitement, and a feeling of "wow, we're really here," that is hard to describe. Especially for children!

Passover lasts for a full week. During that time the kids don't go to school. I'm the type of Mommy who enjoys these relaxed mornings -- no lunches to prepare, no notebooks to sign -- and I'll admit it, I try to be the last one to roll out of bed.

So here's where enjoying the moment comes in -- there are few pleasures I enjoy more than lying in bed, eyes closed, listening to a nine-year-old boy play with a one-and-a-half year old girl. How can two people who are so different -- he's 6 TIMES her age!! -- find so much in common?

But I guess that's the lesson -- if we care about each other, we can always find common ground, ways to enjoy our time together, and ways to make each other feel good. I will admit to you -- when I'm lying in bed listening, I don't think these philosophical thoughts; though maybe I should start...