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Steve Goldberg's avatar

How did you film my childhood Seders?😀 It all read so eerily similar. Especially the parking and the coming into the house yelling. One difference is that my grandpa Al always sat at the far end where the TV could be visible and watch whatever sporting event was on the TV. He was allowed to drink scotch during the Seder too. Fun piece and so relatable!

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

What we do for the grandparents. Dayenu.

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

Thanks for sharing that. It was a nice peek into family traditions. For some reason, I was picturing this gathering as a episode from "All in the Family." BWAHA! The grandpa directing the parking, the mumbling, the "wait awhile" yelling... it sounded like something Archie Bunker would do. LOL

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Archie Bunker minus the racism.

Our friend Alisa described the piece as Sherwood Schwartzy. Hehehe.

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

Yes, minus the racism. Also, I come from a family of non-drinkers. I myself didn't start drinking wine until around 2010-2011. And I'm such a lightweight that it's never more than one glass, but I have to say that Manichewitz is pretty tasty. I've had blackberry.

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

No more drinking for me. I do miss wine but my body does not.

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Katharine Strange's avatar

I've only ever been to one Passover, but it was a good time. I can sympathize with having a mean grandma, though!

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Hope the Seder was a positive experience.

There should be a Mean Grandma Club. Hehe.

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CynthiaCM's avatar

I’m lol-ing at the wine/grape juice stains on the part about the plagues. Was it the blood part? As the non-Jewish half of an interfaith family, I didn’t get my first Seder experience until 2011 or so. Not too many crazy experiences since I’ve started going. And my family’s Christmas and Lunar New Year events are typically boring and subdued compared to your story!

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Thx for reading and commenting! Glad you got a chuckle. 🤭

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Mark L's avatar

Beautiful Photos

Beautiful Family

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Thank you. 🥰🙏

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Susanna Namuli's avatar

I liked the play on the steps.

I didn't even know that it was a play (don't know much about Passover) but looking at the title I thought it must be and had to check it out. (Google)

Also absolutely enjoyed the stock trader and pathologist comparisons. Or perhaps it is better to call them validations of vocation.

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Thank you for reading and commenting, Susanna. I’m glad you learned something about this meaningful holiday. 🥰🙏

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Bill Southern's avatar

As a WASP, I’ve never experienced a Passover Seder - quite educational - thanks.

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Thx for reading and commenting. I try to invite “gentiles” to our Shabbat dinners and will do so in the future with Seders. I have Christian friends and love when they share traditions with me.

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Deborah L Reiser's avatar

Oh yes!! Dramatic readings were the best! We laughed and laughed. There were plenty of other hysterical memories. I thoroughly enjoyed this essay!!

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Thx, sis. 🥰🙏

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Deborah L Reiser's avatar

what a wonderful, very funny trip down memory lane!!! I am still giggling at "wait awhile, wait awhile".

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

How about ma’s dramatic readings? Hehe.

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AMALIA VILLALBA NUÑEZ's avatar

GRACIAS EN BUEN HUMOR

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Thank you.

De nada

Prego

Grazie mille.

🥰🙏

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Sue Ferrera's avatar

This is great. My first husband was Jewish, so I have many memories of passover seders. Fun to reminisce!

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Nice. Thx for reading. 🥰🙏

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Child + Line by Sasha Kahn's avatar

A night different from all others. (Also same same).

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

🥰❤️❤️

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Mark Dolan's avatar

This was great. My very best friend on my first stint in MN was a Jewish fella from Boston. While it wasn't religion that connected us ( we shared baseball n tennis) we remain friends. He met his future wife Melissa in the Twin Cities and I shared a seder with them. David just wanted a photo of me at their wedding in St Louis while wearing a yarmulke. This wonderful story of yours brought back such nice memories! Never met my GFs. My GMs came out of the womb GMs.

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I miss you, Mark! I miss your Substack too! Always great to see you here.

I love that you participated in a Seder.

You had matronly grandmas too hehe.

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AMALIA VILLALBA NUÑEZ's avatar

GRACIAS BUEN HUMOR GOOR

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Gracias, Amalia. 🥰🙏

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Chris Stanton's avatar

In addition to being very funny, this was quite educational. I knew a bit of the traditions but not a whole lot, so I enjoyed learning about them through your family experience. And I loved the photos. Was Grandma Fanny really not yet 40 in that pic? Hope you and your family have a wonderful Passover.

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Thx, Chris. 🥰🙏

Maybe she was 40. Still.

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Beth Lisogorsky's avatar

It’s not until I’m an adult when I think, Dang, those Jews were starving in the desert for 40 years; I can hold off an extra fifteen minutes.” - me every year at every Seder

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Haha. Or sneak a nosh beforehand.

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