Passover

Passover is the celebration of the Jews exodus from Egypt as told in the bible. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the story of passover, there was this guy named Moses who was set afloat in a river, adopted and raised by the King, encountered a burning bush in the desert, brought upon the house of Egypt great plagues, freed an entire people from slavery, parted seas, wandered the desert, received the word of god upon two tablets atop Mount Sinai and then lead the Jewish people into Israel. So, as you can see, albeit many thousands of years later, there is still reason to celebrate this great period. Fortunately, we celebrate not by suffering like our ancestors did, but by eating good food and drinking lots of wine.

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Mar 28, 2010. 11:27 AMcodongolev says:

it's nice to look at the comments and see that nobody's made any stupid comments yet. I mean, there are a few borderline ones, but nobody's outright called out jews yet. hooray for living in harmony!

Mar 29, 2010. 11:37 AMstanooch says:

Why would someone not want to be nice, unless they haven't learned manners and ended up an anti-social misfit?

Mar 29, 2010. 5:34 PMcodongolev says:

and by that you mean half the people inhabiting the internet?

Mar 29, 2010. 1:25 PMbonsai says:

how is cranberry apple crisp kosher for passover? i'd imagine it might be possible using matzah farfel or soemthign but the flour and possibly oats too would be considered chametz, as a quick google result of "is flour kosher for passover"

Mar 28, 2010. 10:29 AMcathym61 says:

But is it fermented wine? I am courious because....as a messianc Jew it is good to know.

Mar 28, 2010. 8:55 AMcathym61 says:

Isn't wine got yeast in it, or is there kosher wine? Is it fermented?

Mar 28, 2010. 9:43 AMndinitz says:

the yeast must be killed(by heat) before consumption

Mar 28, 2010. 9:39 AMwic0929 says:

this is awesome we are having a jewish potluck for passover in our at UF this will make making food much easier because we only have 3 jewish members.

Mar 28, 2010. 8:59 AMcathym61 says:

I am a Massianc Jew.

Mar 27, 2010. 10:07 AMAlyakpink says:

u sure r rite about drinkin lotsa wine!!! heehehee

Apr 7, 2009. 2:45 PMRichieKid says:

Aso don't forget.marshmallow's ,the standard stuff,contain pork.The pork comes from the gelatin.And if anyone here seems to get shortness of breath or somewhat dizzy after eating pork.Well you got the idea.

Apr 7, 2009. 6:35 PM

randofo says:

There are kosher for passover marshmallows.

Jan 28, 2010. 2:37 PM

calichigal says:

There is an Instructable for vegan marshmallows - wouldn't they be considered kosher if there's no animal product at all in them? I may try to make them - the nearest store that carries kosher marshmallows is 90 miles away...

Jan 28, 2010. 7:46 PMRichard101 says:

yes a vegan marshmallow is meat free.a health food store would have vegan or rather kosher gelatin.

Jan 28, 2010. 4:07 PM

randofo says:

As far as I know, yes.

Apr 8, 2009. 5:08 AM

Phil B says:

I published an Instructable on Basic Christian Symbols, which has a lot of connection and references to how Christians celebrate Easter. A few folks left some fairly harsh comments that really had more to do with their personal religious conflicts and resentments than with my Instructable. I began to think it would be nice if someone submitted an Instructable related to Jewish observations, like Passover. I am glad you did. For my tastes, you could include a bit more about the meaning and significance of Passover. I chuckled a little at your encapsulation of biblical history from the plagues through Mt. Sinai. It almost sounded as if these things took place in the space of one afternoon, when they obviously spread over a much longer time. I once heard a Jewish person give a similar compressed summary of history. He said, "They tried to kill us. God delivered us. Let's eat."

Dec 29, 2009. 7:02 PMdrbill says:

How about covering ALL da kine religious stuff ladat?
I like tast grinds ladat.
Please try include Pacific Islanders.

Apr 8, 2009. 5:34 PMMikeinBallard says:

The smart Christians remember that they are grafted into the vine. They are 2nd covenant, and nowhere does it make the 1st covenant invalid. The smarter ones pay attention to the new moon and the Hebrew calendar. The happy ones remember that all but one observance has a feast! :)

Apr 8, 2009. 11:30 AM

randofo says:

I may have glossed over a couple of decades in my telling of the story ;-) It would be nice if someone posted the process of a Passover sedar (as it is a very long process before you get to the "Let's eat" part). Perhaps someone might see this guide and be inspired. That's a funny summary. I guess you could superficially explain a lot of Jewish holidays that way.

Apr 7, 2009. 1:47 PMCarpetGnome says:

Thanks for putting this all together. Shalom!

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