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Passover requires tons of eggs. Amid the avian flu, what’s a Jew to do?

JL;DR SUMMARY The article explores the impact of an ongoing egg shortage, exacerbated by the avian flu, on Jewish Passover celebrations in 2025. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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KosherPassoverJewish CookingCommunity SupportHoliday TraditionsEggsSeder PlateAvian FluEgg AlternativesPrice Inflation

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Manhattan, New York, United States
"Rachel Levine is glad her family is heading to a Passover program in Arizona, departing from their tradition of hosting dozens for seders at their Manhattan home."
Arizona, United States
"Rachel Levine is glad her family is heading to a Passover program in Arizona, departing from their tradition of hosting dozens for seders at their Manhattan home."
Illinois, United States
"So far we can still get eggs so thats what well use, Sue Fishbain of Illinois said in an email."
New York City, New York, United States
"Katja Goldman, a chef and cookbook author in New York City, is considering taking her sponge cake off the menu and serving an egg-free dessert."
Sagaponack, New York, United States
"Shes also hedging her bets by keeping a small flock of chickens at her familys farm, Stones Throw Farm, in Sagaponack, Long Island."
New York, United States
"For low-income Jews, the egg crisis is even more pressing. I call them the poor persons protein, said Alexander Rappaport, executive director of the Masbia soup kitchen network in haredi Orthodox neighborhoods of New York City."

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