Passover: Looking from the Other Side

April 23, 2008 - 12:02 PM by

Ernest-Jr, an observant Catholic Philippine national living in Israel, has blogged his impressions of what it’s like to be living among his Jewish brothers & sisters during Passover season.

Spring season is happening in Israel, and so is the Jewish holiday of Pesach, which is currently being celebrated throughout the country. Kids are found away from the schools and into most parks here in Tel Aviv, enjoying their two weeks of vacation.

Even families, religious and otherwise, go in droves to parks (Bnei Dan Park has been fully packed since last week) and beaches with their bicycles and picnic bags spending much of the afternoon hours playing together – seemingly Pesach is the perfect bonding time-holiday I thought.

The MFA and other Israeli government agencies and private companies are either closed for the holidays or open half-day. Cafes are full to the brim (obviously Israelis are coffee lovers – are they the world’s largest consumers?). So are the beaches, parks and just about any area that can accommodate congregation of people.

….And by the way, I tried the Matzah last year and simply loved it; however I have yet to buy some for this year’s Passover. I might purchase some from the nearby store anytime – I can’t afford to let some great-tasting hummus that I already bought last week go to waste. I got to enjoy some great Matzah-hummus sandwich.

Head to My Share of Sun in Israel to get the rest…

Tags: • Category: Blogging, Holidays, Israeliness 

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  1. steveyyz on Wed, Apr 23rd 2008 8:30 PM

    2. You should also try some of our local seasonal favorites.
    Matzah-rella – melted mozzarella cheese with tomato sauce on matzah, heated in the oven for a few minutes until it just starts to melt!
    Also Nutella on matzah is good and for the younger kids, Nutella and marshmallow fluff – a passover fluffernutter!

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