keeping it real

you recite Pesach prayers at home without a Seder      you create the most relaxing Passover you've ever had

this is what it should be about      praying to God      remembering the Israelites'  sojourn in Egypt      keeping it real      without a Seder

"on the sabbath and festivals, a person is forbidden to go more than 2,000 cubits from his halachically defined dwelling"      from Pesach commentary

Hence     home is sacred      a place for prayer      do not go far      a cubit is the measurement from the tip of the middle finger to the end of the forearm 

you drink whiskey when wine blessings come up      you utilize beer as your matzah      you read exodus out loud to your cat      you go back and forth between the Torah portion and the siddur's prayers      time passes

Judaism is flexible      accommodates your holiday interpretation   you plan to do your own Seder again next year      keeping it real

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