So I've never held my own Passover. Call me passive, but I enjoy going to someone else's home for big religious holidays. Maybe I'm lazy, but when someone else is running the show, all I have to do is show up and enjoy it. But this year I've been living away from my home town and I haven't really gotten in touch with the local Jewish community. I wasn't able to go to someone else's Seder, so I held my own an invited a friend to come over and join me.

Overall it went well, I probably missed a lot of dishes. I've heard in bigger cities like New York and Los Angeles you can have the whole meal catered and delivered to your home, so all you have to do is eat the right dish at the right time. I've also heard that they make better-tasting Kosher wine, a nice alternative to Manishevitz' usual overly-sweet fortified wine.

Interestingly enough, a local grocery store had copies of the Haggadah for free. The Haggadah is the book that is read by whomever is leading the Passover ceremony. Of course this is great promotion for the grovery store, but it's also a convenience for lazy members of the Jewish community such as myself.

I did Passover, by myself. I'm proud. Next year in Jeruselam!