This year’s theme at The Biblical Museum of Natural History’s signature dinner is “A Feast of Exotic Kosher Curiosities.” It just so happened that when we decided upon a date that worked from both a tourism and logistical perspective, it ended up being December 24th, Christmas Eve. Accordingly, I wanted to put reindeer on the menu (similar to how the korban Pesach was a lamb), but alas this proved impossible.

These events always have their unique challenges. In the past I’ve written about some ...