Even if I am eating bagels during Pesach, it doesn't mean I'm deaf to the cries of the Matzoh deprived in San Francisco. My niece, Felicity, is hosting her Seder tomorrow, and the city is suffering the Great Matzoh Drought. Really. There is none to be found. So I FedExed her our extra supply from last week's Seder.
There was, apparently, considerable discussion on the receiving end about the larger ethical dilemma this shipment poses. What would Michael Pollan say? Couldn't this be a teaching moment during the Seder, where they reflect upon modern consumption patterns? What about the carbon footprint of shipping the matzoh by overnight air?
But what of the broken chain of tradition? What acceptable substitute could there be for a charoset and horseradish sandwich?
The box of matzoh I sent originally came from Israel. It seemed a minor global warming impact to send it the additional thousand miles.
Properly prepared, a tortilla *should* be able to substitute...
Posted by: david adam edelstein | April 28, 2008 at 01:34 PM