Thoughts on Passover.

I'm not participating in Passover this year, again. I've skipped it the last two years.

I feel pretty guilty, although there are some justifications. St. Louis is not exactly a hotbed of Jewish culture and Passover choices were extremely limited (matzah, gelfita fish, cookies and soup for the most part). I still feel like I should be doing it, although the recent trends in Passover-friendly food have felt like a commercialization of the holiday to me.

I don't know. Being honest with myself, I just don't want to go through the hassle. My diet is heavily carb based, and switching over to Passover is a major adjustment. Last time I did Passover in St. Louis I essentially ended up eating Matzah and cream cheese for lunch and Matzah Ball soup for dinner. That was about it. Given my dissatisfaction with Judaism in general, I'm not at all enthusiastic about participating in the holiday. So, I'm not going to. I do believe in observing religious dietary restrictions, but I'm not sure how that applies to me, since I'm not very religious. Does this make me a hypocrite?