For Bess Kalb’s parents, no amount of distance was going to stop them from making sure their daughter was celebrating Pesach.
Kalb, an Emmy-nominated writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live, was on vacation in Hawaii with her husband when she received a mysterious package at the front desk.
Today in Judaism: My absolutely insane parents tracked down the hotel where my husband and I are staying on vacation and sent us a Seder in a box, complete with non perishable items from the grocery store and a Haggaha MY DAD ANNOTATED WITH JOKES. pic.twitter.com/4eyI3m94sX
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) April 20, 2019Bess and her husband’s trip fell over Passover, a holiday where Jewish people celebrate liberation from slavery with a Seder on the first two nights, which began this past Friday.
“Today in Judaism: My absolutely insane parents tracked down the hotel where my husband and I are staying on vacation and sent us a Seder in a box,” she tweeted.
Dayenu. pic.twitter.com/4Xv2IoSFcN
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) April 20, 2019The box included everything from candles to walnuts and even included a yarmulke. While this is peak yenta behavior, it’s also the cutest.