Passover

Believe it or not, Passover is approaching quickly (the first seder is the night of Monday March 29th!)

 

Pesach tells the foundational Jewish story - the birth-of-a-nation narrative that all Jews share in common.  At the same time, the Mishnah teaches: "In every generation, a person is obligated to see himself or herself as if he or she personally went out from Egypt."  In other words, Passover is both a communal holiday and an intensely personal one.
 
Over the past few years, Kavana has experimented with different ways to celebrate Passover in order to maximize the communal aspect of sharing seders with family and friends, and also allowing individuals within our community to observe the holiday differently, in ways that are personally meaningful.  I believe strongly that the Passover seder was designed to be a home ritual (and one that does not require a rabbi to run the show).   So, once again this year, Kavana will be offering a home hospitality seder matching program, in line with our vision of "empowering participants to create a meaningful Jewish life and a positive Jewish identity."
 
If you've done this before, you'll notice that our seder matching form has changed a bit this year.  There are more options than ever, and - while we can't make any promises yet - our hope is to have lots of Kavana seders with very different "flavors" (Jewishly, food-wise, etc.) happening simultaneously.  Of course, we're happy to provide whatever support you might need; just say the word!