It's been a busy few weeks under the Passover tent at Aron's Kissena Farms, the sprawling new market in NYC's Flushing neighborhood (in Queens). The store opened in early 2011, with a sleek design by architect Dinesh Doshi and rabbinical supervision by Vaad Harabonim of Queens.
So what were the hot items leading up to Passover this year?
Maror and Charazet: Bitter herbs, symbolizing the bitterness and harshness of the slavery which the Jews endured in Egypt. Either horseradish or romaine lettuce may be eaten in fulfillment of the mitzvah of eating bitter herbs during the Seder.
Karpas: A vegetable other than bitter herbs, which is dipped into salt water at the beginning of the Seder. Parsley, celery, or boiled potato is usually used.
Zeroah: a special as it is the only element of meat on the Seder Plate. A roasted lamb or goat shank bone, chicken wing, or chicken neck; symbolizing the korban Pesach (Pesach sacrifice), which was a lamb that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, then roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night.
A hard-boiled egg, symbolizing the korban chagigah (festival sacrifice) that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem and roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night.
