Getting Ready for 8 Days of Matzoh “They tried to kill us . . . they failed . . . let’s eat!” –old joke about what all Jewish holidays have in common. The catch with the Jewish holiday of Passover — which starts tonight and lasts 8 days — is that no leavened bread is...Read More
A Little Passover Irony, or “Wait a Second! Isn’t ‘Exodus’ Associated with Getting OUT??” I’ve made my peace with paying close to $10 for a movie ticket. However, $4 for a smallish candy bar or a box of M&M’s is another thing. So — full confession — we Kaplan’s have been known to smuggle a...Read More
“Motzza” vs. “Matzoh” If you’re Jewish and about to observe Passover rather than Easter, “lotsa matzoh” is what you’re faced with eating, instead of bread, the next 8 days. By contrast, “Lotzza Motzza” is a brand of frozen pizza that apparently features a lot of mozzarella cheese topping. Just clarifying . . . P.S.: Whichever holiday...Read More
