“Will your house be kosher for Passover??” a religious friend asked when I invited him to visit sometime soon.  “No,” I answered, remembering the big vats in our yard where we used to scald all our pots and dishes.  I didn’t continue to say we don’t buy bread for the holiday, because I knew that for him it wouldn’t matter.  Kosher for Passover demands the complete package.  Even the cat food is sold to the cat for the week.

But what happens in the hospital?  For years it was not possible to bring in food during the period of the holiday because of the danger of bringing in leavened food.   The large families of patients that come with their feasts to bring comfort to the recovering relative were not to be seen on the days of Passover. 

But this year it is being allowed – and the government may fall as a result.   As much as I love tradition, I really don’t like the idea of disturbing other traditions.  A Jewish State to me doesn’t mean the imposition of Jewish laws on non-Jews.  “But can we be responsible for an institution breaking the Jewish laws?” a different friend asked me.  “It’s not our business what they do,”  I replied.