Pre-Pesach Preparations

Happy Passover everyone. If you all remember last time I posted about Passover it was an eventful holiday where, among other exciting activities, a 58-year-old Psychiatrist and I battled it out for the Afikomen and its $2 prize. This time around, like every holiday so far in residency, I am on my own. But I did a little research online and found a surprising number of Seders in the area. Most required advanced tickets (yes, tickets!) so with my late notice there were only a few still taking Passover Orphans like myself (to steal a term from my sister). I will be heading to Seattle for what sounds like a potentially exciting event, and at the very least, it sounds blog-worthy. The organization holding it is the Kadima Reconstructionist Community. Here's part of their passover flier (photo, by the way, of some plague finger puppets!):

It respects tradition while making the story of Passover accessible and meaningful for modern Jews who want and need inspiration while working for a just and peaceful world. Interweaving song, inspiration from our own and other's histories of standing up for justice, and appreciation of the crucial role of women in our liberation, a Kadima Seder is refreshingly relevant and empowering.

In sum, it seems to be a girl-power, activist, singing Seder. Sounds cool, n'est pas?

For the event (potluck for most food, the Kadima Community will be providing the traditional stuffs) I made a ton of my carrot soup. In fact, I made so much, it got a life of its own and started terrorizing the locals. See photo below:
And for some serious passover fun you can learn about the 10 plagues via a peep show. No... not that kind of peep show, the little marshmallow kind of peeps! It's quite awesome, I must say. Click here if you know what's good for you.