Members of the Jewish community hold model Seder at Masonic Village [photos]
Elizabethtown College students, residents at Masonic Village and other community members gathered at Masonic Village Tuesday night for a model Seder.
A Seder is a ritual feast that marks the beginning of Passover. This year, Passover begins before sundown on April 22 and ends after nightfall on April 30.
The Tuesday night event at Masonic Village was organized by Elizabethtown College’s chapter of Hillel International, a Jewish campus organization. Miriam Baumgartner, president of the Jewish Community Alliance of Lancaster, helped guide participants through the dinner’s rituals, which are centered around a retelling of the story of the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.
The model Seder is intended to educate interfaith community members about the ritual through experiencing it themselves. More than 70 people registered for the model Seder.
For more information about Elizabethtown College’s Jewish campus organization, visit facebook.com/etownhillel.
Members of the Elizabethtown College Hillel club hosted a model Seder with the residents of the Masonic Village inside the visitor center at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, April. 9, 2024. The Model Seder event allowed all members of the community to learn about the traditions within a Seder dinner. This is the first year the Hillel Club and the Masonic Village held a joint model Seder.
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