'Bent normally celebrates the Passover Seder with his family. This year it was a Virtual Seder connecting 6 households, 15 people, 3 dogs, 3 cats, 3 generations, 3 time zones, 3 provinces, 1 territory and surprisingly few technical glitches. It was an unqualified success. The octogenarian Moms were surprisingly comfortable with it, and the 5-year-old twins knew more features of Zoom than anyone else on the call.
Matzah (unleavened bread) is an integral part of the Seder meal but 'Bent couldn't find it locally. His 82-year-old Mom wanted to drive an hour to bring him some from Toronto because she viewed it as an emergency worth taking risks for. Luckily, Adriana Roche, the owner of Gourmandissimo, saved the day by agreeing to make matzah for him.