Community Passover Seder Planned at Chabad

The is hosting a traditional Community Passover Seder at 8 p.m. on Saturday, the second night of the Passover holiday.

Jews of all affiliations are invited to participate in an evening replete with traditional handmade Matzo, Four Cups of wine, lively dialogue, and an exquisite Kosher Passover dinner, said the invitation from the center at 3048 Valley Road.

“This Seder is an opportune time to bring unity to the community, and
just get together to enjoy each others' company,” said Rabbi Mendy Herson, spiritual director of the Chabad center.

The theme of the Seder will be how to overcome the limitations prevalent in society today, the rabbi said.

“The concept of ‘freedom’ is needed and relevant in America now more than ever,” said Herson. “Passover is the ideal time to celebrate freedom. This Seder will focus on being liberated from the daily challenges and tribulations that bind and confine us, by encouraging personal growth and self development. What a great way to relive the Exodus — people walking away feeling freed from their
problems!”

He said the Seder would provide an inviting atmosphere of warmth and acceptance.

The cost for the meal is $36 for adult, and $18 per child. For information, call 908-604-8844, ext. 229 or respond online.

Each year, the Passover (“Pesach” in Hebrew) celebration recounts the humble birth of the Jewish nation, the Chabad invitation recalled. "Forged out of the harshest slavery, we were redeemed from corrupt Ancient Egypt through G-d’s open miracles.

This is not just an epic tale: Passover is the “Time of our Freedom” and in
every generation, the Passover season brings with it a new liberation," the invitation said. "Its highlight is the Seder, with colorful, tasty symbolism – Matzo, Four Cups of Wine, Bitter Herbs — that brings to life the power and
the wonder of the Exodus, as we discover anew the freedom that is ours
to bring to the world." More information on Passover is available on the Chabad website.

In preparing for Passover this year, theon Monday taught children how to bake Matzo. Last month, the center hosted an