Hello Dear Chutzpanim,
Sorry I haven't posted in a while... I got caught up with a lot of work before the holiday, and then got lazy...
We just celebrated Pesach (Passover for you Anglos ;), celebrating the origin story of the Jewish people, where G-d plagued the Egyptians with 10 horrible things (more if they were at sea, according to some logical conclusions by three gentlemen in Bnei Brak) including killing the first-born goyim males, boils for all, and a frog massacre. Not only did G-d not make a distinction between the classes of Egyptian society, killing the children of the elites along with the poor, weak and powerless, but he also threw frogs at the earth, crushing them upon impact. It turns out that G-d, is a horrible dick.
Nowadays, Pesach is celebrated with a gathering of family to share a meal, sings songs, drinks a bit too much wine, and enjoy each other's company. I was lucky to get invited to an Israeli friend's family Pesach meal-- it was really a beautiful celebration.
In any case, one of the funny things about Pesach is that leavened bread is illegal to sell. Israeli isn't really a secular state on some social issues, despite what Tel Avivians would like to pretend. Why wouldn't the religious Jews just police themselves?
In any case, it's not so bad; selling Chametz (leavened bread) incurs a bit of a fine, so only a few places will sell it. Some are Tiv Tom (called In the city in English), an European-style importer, or Arab bakeries.
Here are some photos of the groceries with the chametz covered up:
Well, happy belated Pesach everyone!
Sauce
Sorry I haven't posted in a while... I got caught up with a lot of work before the holiday, and then got lazy...
We just celebrated Pesach (Passover for you Anglos ;), celebrating the origin story of the Jewish people, where G-d plagued the Egyptians with 10 horrible things (more if they were at sea, according to some logical conclusions by three gentlemen in Bnei Brak) including killing the first-born goyim males, boils for all, and a frog massacre. Not only did G-d not make a distinction between the classes of Egyptian society, killing the children of the elites along with the poor, weak and powerless, but he also threw frogs at the earth, crushing them upon impact. It turns out that G-d, is a horrible dick.
Nowadays, Pesach is celebrated with a gathering of family to share a meal, sings songs, drinks a bit too much wine, and enjoy each other's company. I was lucky to get invited to an Israeli friend's family Pesach meal-- it was really a beautiful celebration.
In any case, one of the funny things about Pesach is that leavened bread is illegal to sell. Israeli isn't really a secular state on some social issues, despite what Tel Avivians would like to pretend. Why wouldn't the religious Jews just police themselves?
In any case, it's not so bad; selling Chametz (leavened bread) incurs a bit of a fine, so only a few places will sell it. Some are Tiv Tom (called In the city in English), an European-style importer, or Arab bakeries.
Here are some photos of the groceries with the chametz covered up:
Well, happy belated Pesach everyone!
Sauce
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