Merry Pessach

April 25, 2008 - 12:30 PM by Stephanie

This is a hair late but you know the saying: Better to post at the end than not post at all.

Blogger Akram’s Razor – Reflections on Islam, Muslims and America is a blog written by an unapologetic liberal and a proud American Muslim.

Yesterday Akram put up an entry wishing those of us out there who celebrate Passover a good one.

At the same time, Akram shared his memories as a non-Jew during Passover holidays…

We attended a Seder last weekend, which was nice.

I can almost hear the millions of Jews around the world piously and miserably chomping away at their Matza wafers. Which is, of course, the point, given what it’s commemorating.

I can relate. I got pretty tired of Matzoh as a kid. Odd, you say, given that I’m not Jewish. Well, the goyim eat it, too. At least the really shnorrer ones like my dad do once the stuff goes, to my annual regret, on clearance afterwards.

Blech. As a kid, I must’ve eaten more of the stuff during the weeks following Passover than my Jewish friends did during the holiday.

Though, it must be admitted that they weren’t exactly frum; in fact, I seem to remember one scarfing down, to my outrage and his entertainment, a cheeseburger with bacon during Passover. Guess my friends were more “Tel Aviv” than “Jerusalem”. . .

Nice one, Akram.

You see? It’s NEVER black and white. Never.

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