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Celebrating Passover Seder digitally: Dad in Rhode Island, son in LA

It’s a strange time to celebrate Passover, the Jewish holiday commemerating the plagues inflicted upon Egypt, which led to the liberation of the Israelites from slavery.

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By Madeleine Brand • Apr 10, 2020 • 1 min read

It’s a strange time to celebrate Passover, the Jewish holiday commemerating the plagues inflicted upon Egypt, which led to the liberation of the Israelites from slavery.

Passover involves a feast, and Jews around the country are using it as an occasion to come together, hoping the bitter taste of the herbs will help them pass over the bitterness of these times.

But with stay-at-home orders and social distancing, how does one carry on with a thousands-of-years-old dining tradition? Over the internet, of course.

That’s how Alan Rosenberg and his son Ethan celebrated. Alan is the executive editor of the Providence Journal in Rhode Island. Ethan is a producer in LA.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Line Editor, Press Play

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    Digital News & Culture Editor

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    Ethan Rosenberg

    producer for New Form

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    Alan Rosenberg

    The Providence Journal

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