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hatam_soferet) wrote2005-04-26 01:51 pm
hatam_soferet) wrote2005-04-26 01:51 pm
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We went to Boston for the sedarim. We'd planned to arrive Friday afternoon, but rather miscalculated and ended up arriving decidedly after sunset (although before dark). Oops. So we held like Rabeinu Tam temporarily, and made like Shabbat begins at dark instead of at sundown (emergency measure for when you're stuck on a bus at sundown - not to be used when you just didn't finish cooking in time). The downside of that is that you can't finish at dark on Saturday, you have to hold off for 72 minutes.
First night seder was what you might call "funky" - the kind where you have lots of energetic young people and Read Sources and Talk About Issues until 3am. Second night seder was what you might call "heimish" - the kind where it's small and cosy and there are a couple of small children and you read the seder and it's ever so civilised and you finish around twelve despite not starting until half past nine. Both very nice. At first night, there was the MOST AMAZING CHAROSET EVER - a Moroccan recipe featuring dates - and there was lots and lots left over, which I ate continually in sandwiches for the next two days. Very mmmmm.
My main problem with Pesach is lack of chocolate. I could murder a Twix right now. I would murder it by EATING IT! CHOMP CHOMP!
And I got a lift back to NYC, which was nice but involved getting up at 4.30 - and we still got caught in the traffic. I'm glad my commute isn't three hours on the motorway each way.
First night seder was what you might call "funky" - the kind where you have lots of energetic young people and Read Sources and Talk About Issues until 3am. Second night seder was what you might call "heimish" - the kind where it's small and cosy and there are a couple of small children and you read the seder and it's ever so civilised and you finish around twelve despite not starting until half past nine. Both very nice. At first night, there was the MOST AMAZING CHAROSET EVER - a Moroccan recipe featuring dates - and there was lots and lots left over, which I ate continually in sandwiches for the next two days. Very mmmmm.
My main problem with Pesach is lack of chocolate. I could murder a Twix right now. I would murder it by EATING IT! CHOMP CHOMP!
And I got a lift back to NYC, which was nice but involved getting up at 4.30 - and we still got caught in the traffic. I'm glad my commute isn't three hours on the motorway each way.