Reader beware, context is important.

It’s that time of year again, when Jews worldwide will soon sit down and eat cardboard flavoured matza, bitter herbs and of course, lots of rice but only if your forefathers were clever enough to figure out how to separate the wheat and rice grains in the market. Or of course gefilta fish if your forefathers were clever enough to figure out the worst possible way to eat a fish.

But this post is not about the spirit of Pesach that fills us over seven glorious bread free days.

On Wednesday our Overseas Program office ran a blood drive for students. A good deal of these students are not Jewish so the timing of this makes it just that little bit awkward given the fact that we are just a week or so away from Pesach.

Did I hear anyone say blood libel?

-the cynic-