As a new year dawns, what did we learn— and how have we changed?
I thought that I could take basic groceries for granted.
This year I learned that even the simple things are gifts. When Erev Pesach arrived mid-coronavirus, there were no eggs to be found anywhere near our Beit Shemesh home. How can one make Pesach without eggs? And if you’re lucky enough to get one of those precious dozen-per-family war rations, do you eat hard boiled eggs for the Seder, or do you use them for cooking?
Any other year we would have managed eating just matzah and cream cheese, sans cakes. This year, we were hosting our new son-in-law who is chassidish. What would he eat for seven egg-less days?
I thought that Jews were basically giving people.
Create a free account to keep reading.
