Happy Holiday

[Guest guest]

To all who celebrate Passover, have a happy holiday.

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 year old twins

who can't wait to go to Grandma's house for Passover

[Guest guest]

Kate,

You said you know the story of Passover, but you don't know the

customs... Well, first there is the seder for the first two nights

of Passover, with some people doing one the last night, too. It

retells the story of Passover and can be a lot of fun. I don't

think there is much else to it other than having to watch out for

what we eat - and having to clean the kitchen before it starts.

(This year we did not because of Max's illness.) We eat lots of

matzah and stuff with matzoh in it and, as always with the Jewish

religion, there are several foods that have significance to the

story. It is supposed to be a happy time to celebrate freedom. By

the time it is over, however, we are all so hungry for a piece of

bread!!!! I just love it because families and friends get

together. Come to think of it, though, there is a tradition of

hiding a piece of matzah called the Afikomen (ah-fee-ko-min) and the

kids get money for finding it, but we forgot to do that tonight!

Once it hit 9pm and basketball started, we just moved right over to

the TV!

Yom Kippur is the day of atonement. Most people fast for 26 hours

to cleanse their bodies and ask people for forgiveness for any

wrongs they have done during the year. It is the holiest day of the

Jewish calendar. Once it is over, it is Break the Fast time with

bagels and certain types of fish and all sorts of breakfast/brunch

type items. Again, family and friends get together to do this after

praying in synagogue for most of the day.

I hope this helps you out!

Jodi Z.

[Guest guest]

-Hi Jodi,

I too think it is great to hear of others religions and how they

practice. It is truly beautiful. Thanks for sharing and I hope you

have a happy holiday and things start to get a little better.

Debbie(mom to Molllie 27 mos. 20 # 31 inches,

regalan,zantac,periatin,gtube,nutropin)

-- In RSS-Support , " Jodi Zwain " wrote:

> Kate,

>

> You said you know the story of Passover, but you don't know the

> customs... Well, first there is the seder for the first two nights

> of Passover, with some people doing one the last night, too. It

> retells the story of Passover and can be a lot of fun. I don't

> think there is much else to it other than having to watch out for

> what we eat - and having to clean the kitchen before it starts.

> (This year we did not because of Max's illness.) We eat lots of

> matzah and stuff with matzoh in it and, as always with the Jewish

> religion, there are several foods that have significance to the

> story. It is supposed to be a happy time to celebrate freedom. By

> the time it is over, however, we are all so hungry for a piece of

> bread!!!! I just love it because families and friends get

> together. Come to think of it, though, there is a tradition of

> hiding a piece of matzah called the Afikomen (ah-fee-ko-min) and

the

> kids get money for finding it, but we forgot to do that tonight!

> Once it hit 9pm and basketball started, we just moved right over to

> the TV!

>

> Yom Kippur is the day of atonement. Most people fast for 26 hours

> to cleanse their bodies and ask people for forgiveness for any

> wrongs they have done during the year. It is the holiest day of

the

> Jewish calendar. Once it is over, it is Break the Fast time with

> bagels and certain types of fish and all sorts of breakfast/brunch

> type items. Again, family and friends get together to do this

after

> praying in synagogue for most of the day.

>

> I hope this helps you out!

>

> Jodi Z.