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Since this is about fun… here are some fun tongue and cheek thoughts to make cleaning and prep a little easier. Not in any particular order:
1) Hire a cleaning crew…
2) Retain a personal chef…
3) Find heteirim…
4) Relax your standards…
5) Eat gebrokts…
6) Eat kitnios…
7) Eat chometz… shhhhh, just don’t tell…
8) Start cleaning and prep around Chanukah time when they start baking the matzos in the bakeries and tackle it bit by bit…
9) Go away for Pesach…
10) … and as a last resort… threaten to take away the kids phones and other digital devices…
Chag Kasher v’Sameach!I think “Old City Cafe” is OU, Cholov Yiroel. Not quite heimishe, but Cholov Yisroel…
Earlier in this chain, someone made a comparison to Halloween. Correct me if I’m wrong, but there’s a difference. The All Saints Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints’ Day) and the night before it, the traditional night of Samhain in the Celtic religion, began to be called All-Hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Thanksgiving, while many have carried forward “religious” overtones, it was simply a meal to rejoice and give thanks for being alive and successful in the “new world”. Dunno… sounds like that applies to all people and religions equally and can be as religious or as secular as you choose to make it. Also, I’m 3rd generation american… what “seder” are you referring to? Best I know, there’s not even any kiddush to say at the table, but if you have one, please pass it along.
Jews driving German cars, especially those vehicles manufactured by companies so known for their activities during the Shoah, are thumbing their noses at the nazis who thought for sure there would be no Jews left after the war. It’s the ultimate slap in the face to the nazis that Shlomie Goldbergsteinweiss, a descendant of survivors is able to drive a Beemer, or a Benz, or an Audi. Note: it used to be that every cab and bus in EY was a Benz because of reparations.
These are all very well articulated clinical arguments. However, something should be said to address the speed at which couples date and marry in certain circles. If a relationship comes to marriage after just 8 dates, with a wedding but weeks later, do the couple have enough time to really get to know one another, setting aside discovery of underlying or even more prevalent mental or physical health issues? Are we as parents rushing and/or pushing too hard to marry off kids for the wrong reasons. I know it is contrary to popular belief, but meet, date, get to know each other, fall in love, get married and have kids, etc… Less “buyers” remorse that way…
Don’t forget, while similar in so many ways, a big difference is that “Queens” is spelled Q-u-e-e-n-s, and “Brooklyn” is spelled, B-r-o-o-k-l-y-n.
If you live in Brooklyn, spend a Shabbos in Queens… lots of communities in Queens to check out, and lots of sub communities too. We run the full gamut between Kew Gardens Hills and Kew Gardens…Yeshivish, YI, kiruv, chassidishe, neo-chasidishe, sefaradi, ashkenazi, bucharian, russian, even conservative. Multiple mikvahs and kosher food too. Then there’s Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest and Jamaica Estates. Queens offers a little something for everyone. You could spend more than a few months of Shabbossim sampling it all. Very open and welcoming here.