# What would be considered a well thought our Passover gift? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 1, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535 "2009-04-01T02:56:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/1 "2009-04-01T02:56:15Z")
For those who celebrate Passover, what would be considered a well thought out passover gift? I am looking to give a coworker a passover gift, she has been very downtrodden lately and I know she is going home to celebrate passover with her family. Would a simple card suffice, or are we talking slaving over Matza ball soup and the whole 9 yards? I work with her daily and we talk a lot so it won’t be surprising to her to recieve a gift… ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/2 "2009-04-01T03:15:35Z")
A “passover gift” strikes me as a peculiar idea - its not really a holiday associated with gifting – but I’ve never seen a box of [Jovya Ring-Jells](http://www.halvah.biz/Jells.php) go wrong. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/3 "2009-04-01T03:16:42Z")
Avoid making food. Depending on how observant a Jew is, your entire kitchen and everything in it may be unclean. We really need to know more about your cow-orker. Would she like a bottle of sickeningly sweet traditional kosher wine ( I love the stuff) or a bottle of actually good kosher wine? What about going to the supermarket and getting her a box of kosher for passover chocolates? ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/4 "2009-04-01T03:25:03Z")
Kosher chocolates is a great idea. Kosher candy! ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/5 "2009-04-01T09:31:29Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > Kosher chocolates is a great idea. Kosher candy! It would have to be kosher for Passover though, and may not be suitable as a dessert if it’s dairy, etc. Really, if foodstuffs have to be taken, a fresh fruit basket might be the best choice. No kashrus issues and with all the matzo, some fresh fruit is a good way to avoid the ill effects. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/6 "2009-04-01T15:25:15Z")
Are there any non-food based good passover gifts? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/7 "2009-04-01T15:26:38Z")
I’ve never heard of gifts for Passover. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/8 "2009-04-01T15:38:10Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I’ve never heard of gifts for Passover. Instead of having no reason to give her a gift [aside from simply cheering her up], Passover is next week and would make a great reason to give a gift. I think of it like easter - We give gifts for easter - at least to the kids. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/9 "2009-04-01T16:13:51Z")
Maybe not a “Passover” gift per se, but the OP says she is going home next week to visit her family; you might give someone a little something when she is embarking on a trip – like a package of snacks for the road. The candy or fruit sounds ideal for that, and making sure it’s kosher is the thoughtful thing to do. I don’t agree with the comparison of Passover to Easter – they’re both in the spring, but they’re not analogous. And if I were going home to visit my folks for a holiday, I might take a hostess gift that would be appropriate for the holiday I was celebrating. Would that make it a “Passover gift” and thereby commercializing the holiday if I gave a seder plate? Not sure. I just think the OP is trying to do a nice thing and the candy or fruit is a very good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/10 "2009-04-01T16:42:41Z")
Pretty much the only _well-thought-out_ passover gift would be [the blood of a spring lamb](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover), I’d think. ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/11 "2009-04-01T17:58:51Z")
“Congratulations on not having your ancestor’s first born slaughtered by the Egyptians. Have some fruit?” Not feelin’ it. I think if you absolutely need a reason to give a gift, express it as an “enjoy your trip” offering as someone else has already said. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/12 "2009-04-01T19:36:35Z")
> [@Foxy40](#): > > “Congratulations on not having your ancestor’s first born slaughtered by the Egyptians. Have some fruit?” > > Not feelin’ it. > > I think if you absolutely need a reason to give a gift, express it as an “enjoy your trip” offering as someone else has already said. Well when put so eloquently I see your point. And I don’t want to commercialize anything… I was only mentioning easter for the seasonal thing, not analogy 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![smagglebutt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@smagglebutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smagglebutt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/13 "2009-04-01T19:40:17Z")
> [@Foxy40](#): > > “Congratulations on not having your ancestor’s first born slaughtered by the Egyptians. Have some fruit?” > > Not feelin’ it. > > I think if you absolutely need a reason to give a gift, express it as an “enjoy your trip” offering as someone else has already said. Aren’t all Jewish holidays based on that? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![smagglebutt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@smagglebutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smagglebutt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/14 "2009-04-01T19:41:42Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > For those who celebrate Passover, what would be considered a well thought out passover gift? I am looking to give a coworker a passover gift, she has been very downtrodden lately and I know she is going home to celebrate passover with her family. Would a simple card suffice, or are we talking slaving over Matza ball soup and the whole 9 yards? I work with her daily and we talk a lot so it won’t be surprising to her to recieve a gift… Maybe a matza patterned apron? Or a pillow for the seder when you lean to the left? ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/15 "2009-04-01T23:54:03Z")
> [@smagglebutt](#): > > Maybe a matza patterned apron? Or a pillow for the seder when you lean to the left? The apron sounds good…I almost bought a set of matza ball salt shakers today. Thats more along the line of what I was thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/16 "2009-04-01T23:58:45Z")
> [@smagglebutt](#): > > Aren’t all Jewish holidays based on that? 😃 Not at all. Sometimes it’s the Babylonians or the Persians or the Greeks or the Romans who are slaughtering people. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/17 "2009-04-02T05:04:12Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > Instead of having no reason to give her a gift [aside from simply cheering her up], Passover is next week and would make a great reason to give a gift. I think of it like easter - We give gifts for easter - at least to the kids. I think it would be more like giving gifts for Lent. Passover is not like Easter. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/19 "2017-03-14T17:06:43Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/20 "2017-03-14T17:28:10Z")
What’s a good Passover gift if you haven’t given one for eight years? ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-considered-a-well-thought-our-passover-gift/491535/21 "2017-03-14T17:44:08Z")
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