Post-Passover thoughts
Apr. 13th, 2004 10:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
richardf8Well, I just ate a breakfast sandwich. Egg, Turkey, and Pepper-Jack on an English Muffin. Mmmm wonderful, yeast-leavened English Muffin.
Passover's a wonderful holiday. From the Haroseth and Maror on the Seder Plate to the dark Chocolate covered Egg Matzah, to the ritual of the Seder itself the emphasis is on the bittersweet.
Sweet that God led the Israelites to freedom, bitter that he had to unleash the plagues to do it. Sweet that he led the Israelites to safety across the red sea, bitter that he had to drown Pharoah's army.
And of course, for a week we shun leavened bread to commemorate the fact that when the Israelites fled egypt, there was no time for bread to proof. So, that means that now I have a renewed appreciation for the wonder that is leavening. The leisure to let bread rise is emblematic of safety and freedom. And so it was with renewed delight that I ordered a breakfast sandwich for the first time in just over a week this morning.
Passover's a wonderful holiday. From the Haroseth and Maror on the Seder Plate to the dark Chocolate covered Egg Matzah, to the ritual of the Seder itself the emphasis is on the bittersweet.
Sweet that God led the Israelites to freedom, bitter that he had to unleash the plagues to do it. Sweet that he led the Israelites to safety across the red sea, bitter that he had to drown Pharoah's army.
And of course, for a week we shun leavened bread to commemorate the fact that when the Israelites fled egypt, there was no time for bread to proof. So, that means that now I have a renewed appreciation for the wonder that is leavening. The leisure to let bread rise is emblematic of safety and freedom. And so it was with renewed delight that I ordered a breakfast sandwich for the first time in just over a week this morning.
