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This year for פסח I was finally in Israel (Big surprise, since I've been blogging from here for 3 months now ). Anyway, I went to my friend's house. She is a Reform Jew living in Israel, but because of her I actually more Reform traditions. We had a סדר that was gorgeous and amazing and had great food. She and I helped prepare for the סדר so we got the job of making all the salads and vegetables. The food was amazing if I do say so myself. I also learned a lot from it, including some traditions like having an orange in the middle of the סדר plate in order to show women's rights. What I think I liked most about פסח though is that I was able to see Jerusalem from a local perspective. My friend took me all over Jerusalem and I got to see what the city is like to like there and not just the touristy side, like בן יהודה street.

I personally think that when I make Aliyah, I will not live in Jerusalem but I am happy that I got to see it like my friends who live here see it. I am also so grateful that I got to observe the חג in a new way. I still find it so fascinating and interesting that EVERYONE around you here is Jewish. I absolutely love it. I thought it was really cool how just walking around I saw a bunch of mini bon fires, but because I am in Israel I knew they were all just people burning חמץ. I love seeing everyone around me being religious in their own way and I completely respect that. All in all I am so glad I got to observe one of the funnest holidays from a local perspective.

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