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My ‘mixed multitude’ Passover seder was a ringing, singing celebration of diversity

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Sarah Reines shares a vivid account of her diverse Passover seder, highlighting the concept of "erev rav" or mixed multitude from Exodus, symbolizing the rich diversity within Judaism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish RitualsPassoverTeshuvahDiversityEmpathyInclusionSederCultural ExchangeErev RavShared Humanity

Places mentioned

Hong Kong, China
"My friend from Hong Kong made chicken in lettuce cups that were always part of his Chinese New Year celebrations."
India
"none was as essential as the Indian lamb recipe that came from Kurushs mother."
East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
"Before saying the blessing for maror, the bitter herbs, I shared a voice recording from a Palestinian friend of more than 30 years who lives in East Jerusalem."
Hebron, Jerusalem, Israel
"describing how he and others were held for no expressed reason at a Hebron checkpoint overnight."
Queens, New York, United States
"a young Chinese American woman from Queens who I hired through TaskRabbit to help with the serving and cleaning."

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