simply passover

With only about 24 hours between returning from the wedding and the start of Passover I decided that simplicity was the word of the hour. I had purchased lamb the previous week and planned to cook it using the rotisserie appliance that had been gifted to us by our favorite homeless person.

(Amy....see my reflection?)

The guest list, which I originally thought to be seven, dwindled down to three by the time the feasting began. The diminished number didn't lessen the excitement and delightement (yup...made that one up) of my first time hosting a Passover meal.

The morning started with digging through scripture, old and new, to locate all the passages telling thePassover story, directions on how we are to remember it, and how it was celebrated by Yeshua. I wanted to sort through all the traditions (although traditions are good for helping to tell the story) to determine the elements that are mentioned in YaHWeH's instructions. Thus, the apples I had purchased were put aside when I found that the Charoset/mortar is only mentioned in the Talmud. And after the meal started we removed the bowls of salt water "tears" which left us with the bitter herbs, the lamb, the "wine", and the matzah.

Each of us sat with a different version of the scriptures and read and discussed until our stomachs began to grumble. Then we ate our meal and finished the evening with various Youtube renditions of the Hallel, Psalms 113-118, put to music, topped off with frozen sugared grapes.


It was simply a wonderful Passover celebration.