A rabbi used to go around wishing everyone a kosher Purim and a happy
Passover. Someone stopped him and said, What are you, crazy? Don't you have it backward?

The rabbi shook it off. "Not at all," he said. "On Purim, everyone is very concerned about being happy, so they make sure to do it. And on Passover, everyone's worried about cleaning their houses and getting rid of their
hametz, so they make sure to do
that. But on Purim, with all the happiness, people sometimes need to remember to keep it kosher. And on Passover, when everyone's stressed out, they need to remember to keep it happy."
I don't remember where this originally came from, but I heard it from
Shlomo Carlebach, as quoted by
Shalom Brodt. Either way, have a rockin' Passover. And, yes, a kosher one.
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