Families celebrate Passover at Temple Emanu-El dinner

When songs and the Four Questions take place during the Passover Seder, the youngest members traditionally recite them, noted Rabbi Michael Shefrin.

The Annual Family Seder, held April 13 at Temple Emanu-El, was a chance for young members and their parents to enjoy a full Seder meal together.

The Jewish tradition of the Seder meal takes place on the holiday of Passover in order to recount the story of Exodus. 

"It's one of those amazing traditions that you actually don't have to do inside a synagogue or temple," Shefrin said. "You're supposed to do it at home. Many of our families don't do a Seder, so we want to make sure they have access to one."

He said the dinner is a "price-manageable, beautiful dinner and a full Seder with all the trimmings for the young, and the young at heart."

The temple hosted its main Passover Seder event at The Ora on April 12, and held its annual Seder meal exclusively for its religious school students on April 6.

"We just want to make sure that we're meeting them where they are, so we try to do as much as possible whenever we can," Shefrin said.