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Seder, (Hebrew: “order”) religious meal served in Jewish homes on the 15th and 16th of the month of Nisan to commence the festival of Passover (Pesaḥ). Though Passover commemorates the Exodus, the historical deliverance of the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage in the days of Moses (13th century bce), Jews are ever mindful that this event was a prelude to God’s revelation on Mount Sinai. For each participant, therefore, the seder is an occasion to relive the Exodus as a personal spirit...

At the “Passover Palooza” held at Weinberg Commons March 28, Rachel Baranoff (left) holds up the kiddish cup she decorated beside Jill Tender with her seder plate. To Rachel Baranoff, a new Weinberg Commons resident, Passover is synonymous with family. “I enjoy seeing the family. I do all the holidays with mom and dad, but