My favourite holiday

Coconuts are Kosher for Passover

Chile and Argentina were amazing. It was a month-long adventure of great experiences and incredible locales. I'm looking forward to getting some pictures and videos online. The volcano and rain forest clips will be especially fun to see.

Pesach (Passover) begins tonight. It's an annual Jewish festival which celebrates freedom. It's my favourite holiday. The unique rituals, delicious meals, and incredible back story make it number one in my books. This year, it coincides with the Birkat Hachama, a unique event which occurs only once every 28 years - when the Sun is believed to be in the exact same position it was in during its creation. Pretty cool.

For a link to a seder locator, and other past Passover posts, click here and scroll down!

Seder Locator

Do you live on planet Earth? Are you looking for a Pesach (Passover) meal, a festive meal often referred to as a 'seder'? Well, now it's easy, with the all new Seder Locator.

Don't know what the heck Passover is? Click here to learn about it.

Chag Kasher v'Sameach.

Japanese Passover

First of all, THIS IS THE 100th POST!
Thanks to all the readers for making this worth the effort.

In recognition of Passover, and the fact that Shul of Rock reader Moe is in Japan - here is a fun video which teaches matzah breaking tips, Japanese style! Have a great holiday, ya'll!

Wed, Will Smith, and Weirdos

For those of you that missed out on Wednesday's park adventure, I'm happy to fill you in on what went down. At 3:20, I showed up at the park, and I sat for 20 minutes wondering whether I should check on Noam's house, or just trudge back home. Just when I was about to exit the park, Noam, Barry, Ben-Zi, Coby, Benji, and Dima showed up. They brought balls and a frisbee, and we spent a few hours throwing everything around, as well as just chillin' in a hippy-like circle on the grass. Zev showed up for 8 minutes before disappearing. It was a fun day.

Speaking of fun days, wouldn't it be crazy if you were at the Western Wall in Jerusalem when a Hollywood celebrity showed up? The last big shot to pop up at the Kotel was Natalie Portman, when shooting a controversial scene for the new Amos Gitai movie. This time, it was none other than Will Smith! Jerusalem Post says "Will Smith, visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem's old city on Thursday. Smith and his wife, actress Jada Pinkett, were accompanied by Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich. While at the holy site, Smith placed a note in the wall".

While we're on the topic of old customs, I just wanted to mention that a non-Jewish friend of my father asked me tonight why no-one had answered the phone lately. "It was the last two days of Passover", I responded.

"Oh. Did you wipe blood onto your doorpost?"

Without skipping a beat, I said "Nope. We stopped doing that thousands of years ago. Now we eat matzah balls".

Egypt Never Learns

You'd think that after a couple thousand years, the Egyptians would have learned their lesson by now. Don't oppress Israelites! Whether the Jewish nation has to whoop ass through divine plagues or armed war, Jews have been holding their own against their naughty neighbour for a very long time.

During the Passover holiday, as Jews around the world celebrate their exodus from Egypt, the Jerusalem Post reports the following:

"An Egyptian government-controlled newspaper on Tuesday praised the suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv, calling it a sacrificial act of martyrdom."

F*** Islamo-Fascism. Let peace reign.