It's getting cold down here in Montevideo, and it was strange celebrating Pesach in the fall weather. All the life and rebirth symbology that I normally attach to the holiday just didn't fit. It was also my first Pesach without my family, which was hard. So it was different for me this year.
I still enjoyed a lovely seder and ate matzah all week though. It's funny how at the beginning of the holiday matzah always tastes so good, and by the end I never want to see it again. Kosher for Passover food isn't always the tastiest, but in the States at least there's options. These days it seems like they have everything except for kosher for Passover bread.
Well, finding kosher for Passover food in Montevideo is not so easy. For that reason, we hosted back-to-back-to-back dinners at Moishe House Montevideo! It was a great way to get people together and celebrate Pesach, and I think we made their kosher food hunt a lot easier.
Actually it was quite an active month for us at Moishe House Montevideo, with 12 events in all. The coolest had to be El Asado Mas Grande del Mundo, or in English, "The Biggest Barbeque in the World." It was an event organized by the city of Montevideo to celebrate their meat-loving culture, and generated a turnout of over 22,000 people. And there cooking the kosher meat was Moishe House Montevideo! Check out the pics... http://moishehouse.phanfare.com/album/541556/840271#imageID=39109790
So... here comes the winter. There weren't many April showers, and I doubt there'll be any May flowers. Just cold, and I'm not too excited about it. We'll try to keep things cookin at Moishe House Montevideo though! Until next time,
Jay Krefman
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