Random Thoughts

It’s Passover. And I’m a Jew. So you may be asking yourself, “I wonder what Eli did for Passover this year?” Well, actually I did nothing. Why? Because my family is made up of Italian Jews. That means my relatives combine complaining and spreading guilt with hot-headed ultimatums. Let me tell you, this is not a good combination. Over the years, family gatherings have gotten smaller and smaller as each splinter of family continues to disown someone and splinter further.

Speaking of family and Passover, many years back my aunt hosted the worst Thanksgiving ever, when she decided to combine Thanksgiving and Passover. The key thing about Passover is that you can’t use leavening (ie yeast). Leavening makes things light and fluffy. Unleavened things are condensed and heavy. Have you ever had unleavened stuffing? Just imagine a turkey stuffed with crumbled crackers and you’ll get the idea. Wouldn’t you like a nice big plate of that covered with gravy? You could eat it, or you could patch a hole in your wall with it. It’s multi-purpose.

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