What: Celebrate Good Deeds Week with EntryPoint DC. Join us to learn about how the end of the Pandemic Health Emergency is impacting food benefits for DC residents. Volunteers will then make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for neighbors experiencing food insecurity. 

Who: This event is in partnership with EntryPoint DC and Moishe House and is intended for adults in their 20s and 30s. 

When: Sunday, April 2nd from 11:00AM-12:00PM.

Where: This event will take place at the Edlavitch DC JCC.

Register: Registration is required for this free event. There are limited spots so we ask that you only sign up if you are sure you can make it. Please click the red ‘register’ button to proceed.

Questions? Contact Mira at msmith@edcjcc.org

Not making it home for Passover this year? Want to attend or host a seder?

EntryPointDC is once again running our Satellite Seder program! For the first night of Passover on Wednesday, April 5, we’ll set you up with the other 20-and-30-and-40 somethings looking for a Seder around your age and near your neighborhood.

Satellite Seders are for people who:

• Want to attend a seder at 20-and-30-and-40 somethings home
• Want to host a seder
• Want to do a mitzvah and include a new face (or several) at their seder where they are already hosting other guests

Unsure about hosting? We can connect you with everything you need to host a seder including: nourishment options (giftcards) to help provide ingredients and food items for your Seder through OneTable, suggestions about how to host a Passover potluck, and any Passover Seder materials you may need. Email stacym@edcjcc.org for more information.

REGISTER HERE

IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER:

• One person per registration form. Your friend/spouse/neighbor/cat/alien-from-outer-space must fill out their own form.
• If requesting to be placed with another person, that person must also request you. We will do our best to fulfill requests.
• Registration closes March 27 at 5:00 PM. No late registrations will be accepted.
• If your situation changes please let me know immediately so the groups are accurate. We will not be able to make changes after groups have been assigned.
• Note all Seders may not start at 7:00 pm, times will vary depending on host

The EDCJCC is also hosting our annual Second Night Community Seder on Thursday, April 6. There will limited tickets at a special young professionals rate and we will seat all young professionals together at tables.

Satellite Seders has a $5 administrative fee as we personally match our groups based on age, location, and observance level. If this would prevent you from participating please email me.

Join us for our wonderful Second Night Seder – the open, welcoming, pluralistic celebration of freedom you’ve come to expect from the EDCJCC.

Registration deadline, March 24th 8:00 AM

At the Seder, we find joy in intergenerational community, storytelling, and song. Join us to meet new friends, partake in joyous singing accompanied by a guitar, and have meaningful discussions with your friends, family, and neighbors.

Our Seder will feature a delicious kosher-for-Passover meal. We’re serving DC rooftop-grown parsley, and 100% compostable plate ware with composting services generously provided by our sponsor CompostCab. Amanda Herring, Director of Jewish Life and Living, will guide you through the Seder accompanied by Ari Jacobson’s beautiful singing and guitar.

Whether this is your first Seder or your 100th, there’s a place at our Passover table for you!

Seder Menu for 2023 (subject to change)

• Gefilte Fish with horseradish
• Butternut Squash soup
• Potato Kugel
• Stuffed Peppers with farfel and veggies
• Walnut crusted rainbow trout
• Israeli Salad
• Seder Plate classics
• Desert assortment

Ticket Prices:

Adult Ticket: $72.00
EntryPointDC/Young Adult: $54.00
Child (under 12): $36.00

Need assistance? We’re looking for volunteers to help set up and check folks in. We have limited volunteer pricing available. Please reach out to aherring@edcjcc.org.

Seder Leaders:

Amanda Herring is the Director of Jewish Life and Learning at the Edlavitch DCJCC. In 2018, Amanda received her Master’s in Experiential Education and Jewish Cultural Arts at GW, and completed the JOFEE Fellowship in Jewish, Outdoor, Food, Farming and Environmental Education. It was there that she combined her passions for Shabbat and sustainable food which together can nourish and heal communities and ecosystems. Amanda is also the CEO of Gold Herring, co-creater of the Jewish Planner and the Omer Self-Care Workbook, a dance instructor and pickler. Amanda lives in Northeast DC with her partner, Greg and their kids: Abraham, Simkha, and Mensch (the dog).

Song leader Ari Jacobson has been involved in music, Judaism, education, and various overlaps of the three for as long as he can remember. While studying music and theatre at UMass Amherst, he honed his song leading skills at URJ’s Eisner Camp in Great Barrington, MA. Since moving to the DMV two years ago, Ari has been happily providing music for the EDCJCC’s programs for all ages, from baby classes with the parenting center to pre-school music to various community events like this one. Also an actor and a singer/songwriter, Ari can be seen as Mikey Thomas in The Kennedy Center’s Shear Madness, and his original music can be found on his website www.arijacobson.com.

Seder FAQ:

Do I have to be Jewish to attend? (Observant? Old? Young? Ashkenazi? Sephardic? etc.)
Nope. We welcome everyone who would like to join our community-wide seder and celebrate Passover’s lessons of freedom! In fact, every year, we have a beautiful mix of people. Some are Jewish, and some are not. All are welcome, and (if they choose) can easily participate in a variety of ways – singing, reading, discussing ideas, or just generally being among the community.

What if I don’t read Hebrew?
Not a problem. Most of the seder is in English, and most readings in Hebrew also appear with English transliteration.

What about dinner? Is it kosher?
There is a delicious catered Kosher-for-Passover dinner at the community-wide seder. This is a vegetarian meal – and of course we’ll have dessert! Please let us know about any allergies in your registration.

Accessibility?
We’re happy to provide ASL or other interpretation upon advance notice. The Edlavitch DCJCC building is wheelchair/mobility device accessible. If you need other accommodations to allow you to fully participate in the Seder (or simply have questions), please let us know in advance and we’ll be happy to help.

Is there a dress code? What should I wear?
There is no official dress code. Most people dress as they would for a family Seder or holiday – dressed nicely, a little dressed up, but not overly formally. (For many people that could mean a button-down or sweater, a skirt/dress, a jacket, slacks, etc. Most people do not wear jeans.) Please wear what feels appropriate to you to celebrate the holiday.

Is it appropriate to bring kids?
Yes! This is not specifically a “kids” Seder, but our atmosphere is fun and festive! We welcome all who would like to participate.

Was your question not answered? Email Amanda so we can help!

About our sponsor:

Compost Cab is providing their composting services for this event along with discounts for new home composting customers who attend!