To the Editor:

Re: “WARNING: This Column Is Not Kosher for Passover,” Opinion, April 15.

Like the author of this column, I faced the challenge of explaining Passover to my friends. It is incredibly difficult to explain to someone in five minutes why I cannot eat bread, rice, pasta, peanut butter, corn syrup, etc. on Passover.

However, I find that Cornell Dining has made it easy for me to keep fully kosher for Passover. The Kosher Dining Hall, 104 West, offers great food options for Passover. Not only do they serve the traditional matzoh and gefilte fish, but also interesting items, such as kosher for Passover pasta and rolls. As a vegetarian, I have never had trouble finding something I can eat.

As a student at one of the schools that was not off this festive week, I was left to face the challenge of observing Passover at Cornell. The most difficult challenge for me, like many, is avoiding bread products. Once a year I understand why people on carb-free diets are so miserable. Later in this article I want to express my disappointment towards Cornell dining, for I believe there are simple steps the University should be taking to help students who wish to observe the holiday. First, however, I want to raise a second challenge that I faced this Passover — explaining to people what Passover is and why I insisted on eating my hamburgers without buns.