Have Pesach and all major holidays become a competition of sorts?

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  • April 20, 2014 4:04 am at 4:04 am #612609
    CR10
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    Do we find ourselves having to keep up with the Joneses over the holiday? Do we strain to make 1000 meals? Do we have to find the most amazing recipe that we can later get recognition for from our peers? Are we missing the point of the holiday? Does our house have to be perfect? Are we working harder than our peers so that we can prove we are more worthy or closer to Hashem? Have Pesach and all major holidays become a competition of sorts?

    April 20, 2014 5:43 am at 5:43 am #1012255
    popa_bar_abba
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    Maybe for you. I haven’t seen that.

    April 20, 2014 6:40 am at 6:40 am #1012256
    nfgo3
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    First of all, the Joneses (with few exceptions) don’t celebrate Pesach.

    Second of all, everything in the US is a contest, if you accede to American cultural values. And like it or not, and frum or not, many of us do. So the next time you are fussing over holiday preparations, ask yourself whether your concern is holiness or bragging rights.

    April 20, 2014 6:17 pm at 6:17 pm #1012257
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    When I was a child, spring cleaning didn’t start months in advance. There was hardly any kosher food to buy so there were no mad rushes to the supermarket. Each family brought a pot of food to share with the others and the goal was to be together to enjoy the holiday.

    Today we have lineups at supermarkets, aisles almost empty mid-Pesach, and we are making grocers very rich with the amount of cooking and baking we do–not to mention the fatigue.

    I don’t understand the change, do you?

    April 21, 2014 9:29 pm at 9:29 pm #1012258
    twisted
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    I try to keep up with myself in how we beautify the mitzvos. It is tough competition.

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