Question for my Jewish Friends
{Whenever I say that I always think of that 1980s PSA about the little boy being prejudiced because he refers to a boy as his "Jewish friend" not just a friend. I tried to find it on the web but got shot down on one site for for terms of service violation - any help digging up that gem is appreciated.}

Anyway, our doorbell just rang. My wife made me get up (to say no to any solicitors - she's a softy). I opened the door and no one was there. However, there was a plate of cookies on the porch. I started to bend down to pick them up and called for my son who was heading for bed. Just then my neighbor, whose family is Jewish and has a daughter my son's age, pops out from behind our bush at the side of the house and says "Its a secret!" and runs off smiling.

I say, "oookay" and get my son, show him and tell him it came from someone in the neighborhood, but it is a secret. He of course loves this and while he eats a cookie, he tries to pump me for more information as does my wife. I am stoic. Later I tell my wife and we both wonder if this has something to do with Passover, but a quick persual of the web turns up no gift giving traditions. So the theories at my house are:

1) Passover related gift giving
2) Had to get the "leavened" chametz out of the house before Passover and we were the lucky reciepients.
3) They just like us and like secrets.


I'm assuming 2) but am open for other interpretations.