Not to mention, there is truck loads of flour all over pizzerias and i’m guessing if you are going to go as far as eating matzoh pizza, you aren’t goign to be cool with all the flour it’ll pick up from the oven/counter, etc.

I certainly don’t follow the strictest rules as in years past I’ve always had rice, beans, corn without much hesitation…I’ve always believed that cutting out bread/pizza/pasta (which comprises about 75% of my diet) for 8 days was enough to really make me reflect on the history and meaning of the holiday. Speaking of which…why does no pizzeria make an attempt at matzah pizza?

51 weeks of the year, I like to think that life is too short to eat a crappy lunch, which is why i’m a huge fan of zach’s work here. but for that 52nd week, i like to consider what that generic midtown deli salad bar we all demean would look like to an impoverished, hungry person with nowhere to live.

But yes, in Judaism, custom eventually becomes law and it’s usually more about how things have always been done than about logic. Why eight days of Passover when they only celebrate seven in Israel? Because, you know, no one really knows when things start so far away as there’s no published calendar.

Exactly.

Anyway, this is the week for a bag lunch, Matt. And Zach, contrary to popular belief, the most important thing in Judaism is to be a good person, not to eat the right foods. So as far as I can see, you’re a fine Jew.

“Because of our traditions, we’ve kept our balance for many, many years. Here in Anatevka, we have traditions for everything… How to sleep, how to eat… how to work… how to wear clothes. For instance, we always keep our heads covered, and always wear a little prayer shawl that shows our constant devotion to God. You may ask, ‘How did this tradition get started?’ I’ll tell you!
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I don’t know. But it’s a tradition… and because of our traditions… Every one of us knows who he is and what God expects him to do!

Enjoy your kung pao.