You’ve seen ecards. You’ve probably seen many ecards in your virtual lifetime. But how many Passover ecards have you seen that star disco-dancing Gefilte fish? Not many, not many at all, we’re guessing.

But we think outside of the Passover box here at Doozy. We like your holidays to be distinctive and creative (as well and reverent and spiritually fulfilling, of course).

If you don’t like gefilte fish (it can be an acquired taste, to say the least), disco-dancing gefilte fish may be as close as you get to the dish this year.

Pass this ecard along to your loved ones this Passover. Or peruse our collection of funny Passover ecards for one that suits your tastes.

Maybe it will make up for the gefilte fish?

The problem with most holidays? We create more work than is needed and often feel stressed out by it, instead of feeling connected to our family or spiritually rewarded. Passover can easily fall into that category with an extensive menu and many layers of ritual.

Here are some tips to keep it simple this year:

Prepare dishes in advance. Spread out the labor by making dishes like the matzoh-ball soup, brisket and cakes in advance. Set the table in advance as well.

Save the work. Keep grocery lists and recipes from the previous years stored in one spot so you don’t have to re-invent the wheel each year.

Keep the focus where it needs to be. When it’s all said and done, Passover is a deeply religious holiday where families and friends connect and reflect. Don’t make it a cooking contest. Consider the mood and main point of the holiday. And relax!

Another way to simplify Passover? Send your loved ones a free Passover e-card. Does it get much simpler than that?

With Passover right around the corner, we wanted to remind you to send your Jewish loved one a Passover ecard. It’s an easy way to share love and humor this holiday.

Now for some interesting Passover traditions that you may not have heard of, thanks to Beliefnet.com:

Every Passover, Jews prepare charoset, a sweet fruit paste. The result is meant to remind seder-goers of the mortar in the bricks that Jewish slaves in Egypt used in their labor. In the British territory of Gibraltar, a tiny peninsula off of Spain, where Jews have lived for about 650 years, there’s a special recipe for charoset: the dust of real bricks, ground up and mixed in.

Hasidic Jews from the Polish town of Góra Kalwaria, known as Gerer Hasids, re-enact the crossing of the Red Sea on the seventh day of Passover by pouring water on the floor, lifting up their coats, and naming the towns that they would cross in their region of Poland. They raise a glass at each “town” and then thank God for helping them reach their destination.

In a custom that began in Spain in the fourteenth century, the seder leader walks around the table three times with the seder plate in hand, tapping it on the head of each guest. Many Moroccan, Turkish, and Tunisian Jews adopted this tradition, which is said to bless those whose heads are tapped.

Perhaps you can connect with your worldwide family by integrating a new Passover custom (though you may want to pass on the brick dust).

Or how about a virtual tradition? Send your loved ones a Passover ecard to mark the holiday.

Hamantaschen is a popular dessert served on the Jewish holiday Purim. The name of the dessert has several possible meanings and origins. Certainly part of the name comes from Haman, who is the bad guy in the Purim story, which appears in the Book of Esther. As it is a circle whose sides are folded in to make a fruit-filling filled pocket, it may mean “Haman’s pockets.” It may also mock Haman as “Haman’s ears” or even “Haman’s hat.” Hamantaschen fillings include poppy seed, the oldest and most traditional, prune, various fruit marmalade, chocolate, caramel or even cheese..

But there’s a common problem with hamantaschen; it’s often very dry and crumbly. After tirelessly looking for the best recipe for these challenging cookies, the online consensus lean toward none other than Betty Crocker, who created one of the most popular recipes back in the 50’s! In true American fashion, many people apply Betty’s delicious recipe for sugar cookies to making hamantaschen! No wonder we made to the moon first! (you can find the URL for a charming story about applying Betty’s recipe to hamantaschen and Betty’s original recipe at the end of this blog)

May your hamantaschen be moist and delicious this Purim! And remember to send a loved one a fun Purim e-card from our selection!

Here’s the Betty Crocker hamantaschen recipe: http://pizzabagelschmaltz.tumblr.com/post/3638673195/rachels-hamantaschen