Food is about so much more than fuel
Every year at this time we turn our homes upside down. The most dramatic transformation happens in the kitchen — the heart (or perhaps, the belly) of the home. Everything changes:
dishes, cutlery, pots and pans and most of all, the food!
The impact of all this upheaval is intense. Everything normal is gone: our favorite, most comforting, almost primal sources of nurturing are unavailable. Where’s the bread, the cereal, the pasta we love? Where’s the favorite mug, the condiments, the special brew?
The predictable favorites of our eating routines help ground us in the material world. Before we go out to learn, interact, accomplish and grow, we have to eat. To restore our depleted energies later in the day, we have to eat again and again. Eating isn’t an inconsequential activity for us humans; it’s a foundation that gives us strength to live our lives. How we eat matters to us. The dependability of our eating routines helps us to feel secure, ready to tackle the challenges of life.
Pesach upends our eating rituals and tosses us into the air. We’re no longer grounded in familiar routine, but instead are faced with the unsettling effects of change.
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