Matza

My little man was so excited to get his first
Tzitit, he gave it a big hug, and I had to have
him do it again, for the pic, so much love!

The fun Passover video above sings about "Matza Man," and some of you may be wondering, what is Matza? Here is the history and details, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzo.
Basically all the stuff kids love to eat, bread, pizza, cookies, cakes, pasta, and anything made out of grain is not allowed for the eight days of Passover.  Think of it as our gluten free experience, and we eat Matza instead, with cream cheese, with chocolate, its like a cracker.  Some people do not eat matza with anything because they do not want any moisture to alter it and make it like leavened bread.

I love that my ancestors, the Israelites, did this since they were a nation, and my family has been doing it for generations, and my kids are excited for all the Passover fun.

Here is Madonna's take on being Jewish and the nation of Israel, 

"The tribes of Israel existed before the religion of Judaism existed, so you have to do your history . . . So, am I Jewish? I mean, some people would say, well, you do a lot of things that Jews do, but I would say I do a lot of things that people did before Judaism existed. And I believe what I practice has to do with something deeper than religion, that it embodies all religions, including Judaism. And Christianity. And Islam."  Read more at this link, 
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4640263,00.html.

Happy Cleaning,

Coach Yulia