Passover Tanka

The feast is now over
The four glasses of wine are gone 
Memories live on 
From the seders of the past 
Springtime brings us such great joy!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 4/24/2017 6:41:00 PM
Hello Matthew the Tanka of Passover is well written. A 7
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Date: 4/28/2016 8:20:00 PM
this is really nice, and yes, I have seen How Green was the Valley, years ago. I barely recall its plot now!!
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Date: 4/28/2016 4:54:00 PM
I don't know exactly what is done in the Jewish celebration of Passover now but know from the Bible once they had lamb, unleavened bread and that was the kind of meal plus wine that Jesus and His Disciples had for the passover meal before Jesus was crucified..I enjoyed reading this work..Thanks for stopping by..Sara
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Date: 4/27/2016 8:22:00 PM
happy passover to you, matthew! i'm still drinking my manischewitz concord grape!
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Date: 4/27/2016 7:21:00 PM
I once had a knish and it was very potato like! What part of NY are your from Matt because I grew up in Levittown and Nesconset on Long Island,NY.
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Matthew Anish
Date: 4/27/2016 9:12:00 PM
I grew up in Brooklyn but now live on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. There is a knish place near here - Yonah Schimmels - which is over a hundred years old and still serving up delicious knishes. Peace & Love Matthew Anish
Date: 4/27/2016 5:39:00 PM
Great tanka :-) You have brought back memories Matthew I used to be a private nanny for a Jewish family and I loved taking part in their celebrations - especially eating matzo and stewed apple for what seemed like every meal lol and matzah balls I think they were called something like knedle - oh what memories:-) hugs jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2016 5:50:00 PM
Ahhh thanks for clarifying Matthew - it was many many many years ago I knew they began with a K lol:-) I had to drop by and see if you had replied - we no longer get notifications of replies to comments - its frustrating!!!:-( hugs jan xx
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Matthew Anish
Date: 4/27/2016 5:48:00 PM
I think you mean knadeclach - which are dough with meat in it. You can still get them in NY at delis. My paternal grandmother used to make them by hand. Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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