The Frog Who Came To Seder

April 03, 2023

THE FROG WHO CAME TO SEDER

By ALAN SMASON

One night while attending seder

At my Bubbie Radlauer’s place,

I was astounded to hear a rapping

Coming from the Pesach...

Post-Pandemic Passover

April 11, 2022

POST PANDEMIC PASSOVER

By ALAN SMASON

The world has emerged from its quarantine,

We can all breathe a sigh of relief.

There seems to be time to start living again

Lotsa Matzah

April 08, 2022

LOTSA MATZAH

I love matzah,

That’s the “bread “ for me.

Mamma uses jam on it, but Bubbie  fries it hot,

And always when it’s Pesach-time,

I know...

The Seder

April 08, 2022

THE SEDER

If Moses were invited to our Seder ,I’d want to have it catered.

If Arron made the motzi over matzah, I’d   surely eat  “lotsa.”

If Elijah came knocking at our...

The Football Seder

March 29, 2021

By ALAN SMASON

After autumn and football season was over

And spring was about to arrive

The thought of attending Sheryl’s seder

Was the big buzz on Airline Drive.

The Passover Cheater

April 16, 2019

By ALAN SMASON

Manny Greenberg was a Passover cheater

And it pained him to know it was true

‘Cause when Manny went searching for chometz

He left in his icebox...

The Presidential Seder

April 09, 2017

THE PRESIDENTIAL SEDER

By ALAN SMASON

Ivanka and Jared decided to invite Their presidential father to the seder one night They cleaned their home and no one complained; Not even a smidgen of chometz remained.

Passover Poem: ‘The Seder Circus’

April 14, 2014

The Seder Circus

By ALAN SMASON

In case you didn’t know, it’s my favorite time

When the Seder Circus train comes to town.

They’ve got animals of every description and size

Passover Poem: ‘The Lost Matzah’

April 14, 2014

The Lost Matzah

By ALAN SMASON

I went searching for a piece of matzah last night.

Someone told me it was just so weird.

The matzah was there...

Passover Poem: ‘The Seder’

April 13, 2014

The Seder

By ALAN SMASON

My mama called out to my brother and me

“Please wash...