Seder!

Yesterday, we all got to experience a traditional Seder dinner (a little early for Passover, but it was still authentic!) The day began with helping in the kitchen! There are a few foods incorporated in the Seder dinner that aren't part of the main meal, but are symbolic. Only a little bit of these food items are eaten, and only at specific times during the meal. The chef taught us how to make charoset which is made out of dates, apples, walnuts, and cinnamon and is really tasty! In the Passover dinner, the charoset represents the mortar the Israelites were forced to use while they built structures for their Egyptian taskmasters. The whole dinner experience took about 3 hours. We read the story, sang in Hebrew, listened to others sing, and participated in the different symbolic traditions. My Israel/Judaism professor, Ophir, brought his adorable kids and it was really fun to see them rein-act what they do every year for Passover.