This week, we’re exploring the Jewish holiday of Passover or Pesach in Hebrew. One of the major themes of the holiday is exodus or freedom. And yes, we totally get the irony of that this year. The centerpiece of the holiday is the seder. That’s the ritual feast held to retell the story of the Israelites’ salvation from slavery in Egypt. Although the seder is celebrated around the world, like so many Jewish practices, how it’s celebrated differs from community to community, and even from family to family. While some of the seder traditions seem weird (scraping brick dust into food and hitting each other with green onions!), they’re part of the incredible age-old traditions passed down by the Jewish people the world over. More importantly, they’re what has held us together through good times, and bad. Wishing you all a chag sameach, a happy holiday, and hoping that we’ll be able to celebrate future holidays with our families and friends as soon as possible.
