The period before Passover is one of my favorite times of year, a time when almost every Israelite home enters a special state.
Cabinets are opened; shelves are emptied; kitchens undergo a thorough cleaning. People replace dishes, buy products for the holiday, look for clothes for the children and begin to talk about the upcoming Passover seder meal and the food menu that is a significant part of the evening. The streets are filled with shoppers; stores are loaded with carts, and renewal is felt in homes.
Passover is not just another holiday on the calendar. In Israel, it is a large-scale event that brings with it a sense of preparation for a significant moment in both family and national life.
But this year it’s complicated.
The long war, uncertainty and public fatigue – are also changing the way people approach the holiday. It is difficult to plan when it is not clear what will happen in a week, a day or even in a few hours from now. It is also difficult to enter the inner holiday atmosphere...
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