Could a mesorah over a century old come to such a sudden end?
Tessie Goldstein* was born in Lodz in 1930. She survived the war and was blessed with one daughter, Shani. Mother and daughter were inseparable.
In March 2020, when the pandemic hit, Tessie was transferred to a nursing facility. The realization that Tessie would have to spend Pesach alone was devastating news for them both.
After Shani realized that spending the Seder with her mother was impossible, she and her mother resolved to keep one family minhag intact — chicken soup on Erev Pesach.
It was Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Erev Pesach, and the facility had put in place a total lockdown. The repressive restrictions precluded Shani from visiting her mother in person. What would be with the Erev Pesach soup?
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