Lee was always good about posting in and around the high holy days, often in frivolous fashion. Here is one from Passover a couple years ago. In his memory, I take up this mantle.
“But, John,” you think. “You’re not Jewish.” Indeed, as a Southern Protestant preacher’s son, I’m pretty far from Jewish. But I am uniquely qualified to note this New York Times story, which describes the Obamas’ participation in a Seder. (And hat tip to Chris Deering for highlighting the story.)
Much like the Obamas, I too have been a Passover interloper. This has its costs: I’m sure many of the traditions were somewhat lost on me. But it also has its benefits: I was Seder-ing with a bunch of Episcopalians, and this meant that we drank pinor noir, not manischewitz.
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You should come by the Hillel, they’re having seders on Monday and Tuesday night.
At our seder tonight, we drank a 2007 Barkan Chardonnay, an Israeli wine that is Kosher for Passover. Certainly not the most memorable wine of my life, but definitely passable, and a hell of a lot better than Manischewitz.
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