Thank you to Denise Coffey for joining our annual Community Seder and for contributing this great article about it to “The Courant.”
When Jews gather to celebrate the Passover Seder on April 3, they will celebrate one of the oldest traditions in the western world. Family and friends will gather to tell stories, sing songs, eat ritual foods and read from the Haggadah, a book that has been translated more widely than any other Jewish book. It recounts the story of the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. The story is about freedom, family and faith. On March 22 it was about community as well as. The Temple Beth Israel Preservation Society threw open the doors of its temple in Danielson and welcomed in people of all faiths…