An account of an improvised Passover seder among Jews in a Union Army camp in West Virginia. They arranged for matzos and foraged for cider, a lamb, chickens and eggs. They did not know what part of the lamb to use so they ate the whole thing. They also did not have horseradish so they used a bitter local herb. When this was eaten, pandemonium broke out and they drank both kegs of cider rather than four cups apiece. As a result, one thought he was Moses, another Aaron, and still another had the audacity to call himself Pharaoh. Despite the irregularities it was the most meaningful Passover of Joseph Joel’s life.
[from Rabbi Joel Soffin for Passover 1997]