Hello from Virginia! I arrived yesterday, and after a quick nap, I found out that I arrived just in time to help celebrate Passover! First Easter in Australia, now Passover in the United States - what a cultured tiger I am becoming! Mara's family is Jewish, and they celebrate the first two nights of Passover with a seder. Last night I traveled with them to her sister's house for a seder (but we forgot to take pictures!), and tonight we went to her parents' house. First, Plaid Moose, Mister Snow, and I helped to set up for the seder. Here I am putting the roasted egg on the seder plate:
Next the three of us read from the Haggadah, where we learned about the Passover story & symbols:
Mara said that her favorite part of the seder was the charoset - a yummy mix of apples, walnuts, & wine! It was my favorite too!
And I got to taste matzah too!
