Commentary
As we approach the first Seder on this first night of Passover, Jews around the world are searching for their Haggadahs, making brisket, chopping liver and doctoring gefilte fish while waiting eagerly to welcome guests to their homes.
But in these fraught times, when even friends and family might be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, do you really know how the Seder you’re attending will go. Will your host breakout the classic Maxwell House Haggadah first printed in 1932?
Or, will you ask the four questions according to Taylor Swift? (I kid you not!)
So, the question this year, the one before the “Four Questions/Ma Nishtana” will be: what kind of Seder will you be attending this Passover in the year 5784? Is it possible that you will be attending a “Republican Seder?” And, how will you know?
A good friend sent me this guide. And while this guide might have been circling social media unbeknownst to me, I thought you’d like to see it in any event.
Top ten signs you might be at a Republican Seder
10. They refuse to answer the Four Questions without a subpoena.
9. They demand a recount of the ten plagues.
8. They defend not increasing the minimum wage on the grounds that according to Chad Gadya it still only costs two zuzzim to buy a goat.
7. The afikomen is hidden in the Cayman Islands.
6. They refuse to open the door for Elijah until they see his immigration papers.
5. They attack Moses for negotiating a deal with Pharoah because why should we negotiate with our enemies?
4. They don’t understand why the Egyptians didn’t cure the plagues with hydroxchloroquine.
3. They omit the parts about slavery from the Haggadah because it reminds them of Critical Race Theory.
2. They keep saying “when do we get to the miracle of the Jewish spacelasers?”
1. They end the Seder by singing ”Next year in Mar-a-Lago”
Let me close on a more serious note. No matter what kind of Seder you’re attending, as a host or as a guest, you might to add this prayer to your service:
Courtesy: Rabbi Naomi Levy, founder of Nashuva and the author of “Einstein and the Rabbi.”
Chag Pesach Semeach!
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well done
hag semeach
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loved this whole message, Ted!
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Politics are everywhere!
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I was too busy all day getting the food ready so I am just reading this now. Beautiful and appropriate pray. You want to try to guess how many times Mickey cried during our Seder.So much to cry about.
On another note, did you notice how all of the tents at one of the college sleep-ins are exactly alike. I wonder who could be bank rolling these obviously well planned events?????
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Thanks for the comment. Re: the “corporate” tents –– several people have mentioned it so I’ll be doing some research to see who’s funding.
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