Passover
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The centerpiece of the table is the
Seder plate, which contains foods that
represent different parts of the Exodus
to remember. Horse radish stands for
bitterness of war, a shank bone repre
sents the sparing of the first bom of the
Jews during the plagues, and an egg
celebrates life and rebirth of the Jews.
Throughout Passover, Jews can’t
have any chametz — anything with
yeast or wheat, or anything that rises
when cooked — in their home. Sepa
rate dishes are also used to keep the
dinner kosher. Matzo, an upleavened
bread that symbolizes how quickly
the Jews fled Egypt, will be served in
stead. During the Exodus, the Jews
had bread baking but did not wait for
it to be done before pulling it out of
the ovens and leaving.
Food “is one of the biggest parts
of Passover,” event coordinator Ray
na Dushman said. “It’s about telling
our story (and) celebrating that we
are a free people.”
Throughout the meal, people will
say blessings and traditional prayers
to recount the Jews’journey to find
freedom.
“Most people have gone through
some kind of oppression, whether
they are African Americans, the
queer culture, or others,” Dushman
said. “So everyone can relate and
celebrate. Although we are celebrat
ing Israelites being a free people, we
can all celebrate symbolically.”
At the conclusion of the Seder,
people say “bashana haba’ah
b’yerushalayim,” which means “it
would be great to celebrate together
in Jerusalem next year.”
“It’s a really good way to identify
with your heritage,” Applebaum said.
“Many of the students have Seders in
their homes, and because Hillel is like
a home away from home, it only
makes sense. But some students
haven’t done them in a long time, so
this is a good thing from them.”
Event organizers said anyone is
welcome to come to the Seder and,
if nothing else, enjoy the meal.
“We eat great food, we tell stories
about our people and past, and we
celebrate community,” food coordi
nator Rachael Osofsky said. “Every
Jew is going to want matzo ball
soup, and we’re going to have that.”
Ghabad of Eugene, a new organi
zation on campus, is holding two
Seders — tonight and Thursday at
7:30 p.m. West Bros. Catering is re
sponsible for the meal, which will be
held at the River Ranch Event Cen
ter, 2123 Franklin Blvd. The cost is
$10 for students and a sliding scale
of $18 to $36 for community mem
bers. For additional information, log
on to http://chabadofeugene.org.
The Wesley Center, located at
1236 Kincaid St., is also holding a
Seder on Thursday night. The cere
mony, a vegetarian potluck, runs
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. All who at
tend are requested to bring their
own food and beverages to share,
and matzo and Seder plate food will
be provided. Students interested
need to sign up by calling 344-7945.
Contact the reporter
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