Without a pillar of fire to guide me through the Nevada desert, it took four (not forty) attempts to find a supermarket that carried matza. Emboldened by the success, I decided to organize a Seder (Passover celebration).
With some flexibility, I assembled the traditional menu from items available on the store's shelves. Horseradish for Maror, hummus for Haroset, eggs for Carpas, Gefilte fish, and matza balls (powdered mix). For the four cups, I poured a Pinot Noir instead of Manichevitz. The evening's order was slightly scrambled by eating before the readings, but no one complained. Lacking the Haggada text, we watched Charleston Heston in the Ten Commandments. The movie was long enough (three hours and fifty minutes), to last through both the first and the second holiday evenings. I would consider this Seder a great success.
Chag Sameach
Warning: Compared the traditional, mild mannered maror, raw horseradish gives a surprisingly strong kick.
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