Grudge Match: Moses vs. The Easter Bunny

The first week of April, I took a trip to Philly with Miss M.  The timing was convenience: it was Miss M’s spring break, and I like getting to Philly whenever we can, since I have a 95-year-old grandmother there (I also have a 92-year-old grandmother here in L.A. — knock wood for good genes).  However, since the trip also coincided with the first night of Passover, I suggested something radical: a seder.

Why, you ask, would this be radical?  (Okay, maybe you weren’t asking that, but just run with me here.)

Long story, but the short version is I’ve never had a seder with my dad, Dad himself hasn’t had a seder in fifteen or twenty years, and his current wife (who is awesome) and her kids (equally awesome — and early readers of Populazzi!) aren’t Jewish, so have no reason to jump into a crazy meal that involves dipping stuff into horseradish.

Oh yeah, and I don’t cook, so we’d have to bring in all the food.

Still, I thought it would be really special — especially for said 95-year-old grandmother — and it was.  The food was great (anyone in the Philly suburbs looking for a good Jewish deli?  Mrs. Marty’s rules),  I made the service short and sweet (highly recommend The 30 Minute Seder), Miss M rocked the Four Questions, and my whole step-fam jumped in with both feet.  It was goofy, fun, slightly educational, and filled with Manischewitz and laughter.  What more could you want from a holiday?

Then Sunday came, and we celebrated Easter… with a massive hunt for eggs filled with candy and money.

Guess which holiday Miss M preferred?

I’m not complaining; I loved the whole weekend and both holidays.  But when I got back home and Pre sent me this Daily Show clip, I could only kowtow (as always) to Jon Stewart’s brilliance.  Check it out:

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Faith/Off – Easter vs. Passover


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