Kosher Today- Tens of Thousands of Jews Head to Orlando for Passover as Many Passover Program in Last Minute Changes
Orlando…Tens of thousands of Jews are expected to spend the Passover holiday in Orlando, according to a survey by Kosher Today. One source that tallied all the private homes in Orland told Kosher Today that the number of people would approach 80,000. Dozens of trucks, including refrigerated vehicles, will be heading to the resort to supply the food for the record-setting number of Passover vacationers as will large independents like The Grove and on-line sites like www.Passover.com .
This has been a year of many innovations and last-minute changes in the lucrative Passover business,
according to Raphi Bloom of www.TotallyJewishtravel.com . In addition to Orlando, there will be the traditional programs in Miami Beach like the Lasko’s and takeout from the Tower-41 restaurant. At least three programs were cancelled in Dubai as were programs in Abu Dhabi which is closed to foreigners. There are still two large programs in Dubai as well as a pop-up kosher restaurant, The Kosher Place, which will be serving all day meals during Passover. Under the supervision of Rabbi Levi Duchman, the UAE Chief Rabbi, the restaurant, which will be at the Address Marina Hotel, will also host Seders and cater to those who are not part of an organized program. While travel is still restricted for Israelis, many Europeans are expected to turn up in Dubai. Gateways this year will be at the Margaretville Lake Resort in Lake Conroe/Houston, Texas. In a last-minute switch due to the unavailability of hotels previously selected, the Werner family will be hosting its KMR Passover program at the Saddlebrook Hotel and Spa in Tampa. Programs in Italy and France were also cancelled due to the locations being in red zones and the slow roll-out of the vaccine in many countries in Europe. Other popular destinations will be Mexico, Croatia, Costa Rica and the Czech Republic. “After everything is said and done, only 20%-25% of Passover programs will be in operation this year, “said Mr. Bloom.
This going away to Orlando or other vacation spots is the oppsite of what Pesach is meant to be.
ReplyDeleteWhat a short memory how we forgot the message of corona from last year pesach
Is Pesach supposed to be everyone eating alone in a hovel in a shtetl because of the mishegas of chumras we have now? Or is Pesach a chag where we have a mitzva to go away from home, eat the meal with other families if necessary, and celebrate like wealthy, free people? Obviously, the excessive materialism involved in programs like this is not what the Torah desires at all and I would never celebrate Pesach at a resort myself. But please, let's not pretend that the way we celebrate it in golus now is "the ideal way" and that it's "what Pesach is meant to be".
DeleteActually I think everyone does remember last year, being home alone and without extended family and decided never again.
Deletemishegas of chumras? Check your yichus.
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ReplyDeleteLeave Florida for Winter Vacations..to complex to spend Pesach in Florida
ReplyDeleteThey probably go because they live in WG and there is no room for their kids in shul.
ReplyDelete@11:13 pesach should not be celebrated on some resort in Orlando. The “ideal way” you ask for is at home with your loved ones having watched you shvitz to bring the YT in cleaning every corner of your house, shopping and cooking etc the way it was done for generations. It is well known that R Chaim Epstein wouldn’t speak very harshly against this every year at neilas hachag.
ReplyDeleteThe IDEAL way would be to be oleh regel... Let's not forget!
ReplyDeleteOleh Regel to Micky Mouse!
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