In this post you will find info on:
1) our March Shabbat gathering
2) our Seder Planning meeting
3) our 2nd night communal seder
1. Before diving into Passover, mark your calendars for our last March kabbalat Shabbat + potluck dinner shindig: 7pm, Friday, March 30th at Rafi's place. The theme (loosely-defined!) will be Persian and Irish cuisine, in honor of Purim and St. Paddy's Day, respectively.
Here's Who's Bringing What for the March Shabbat shindig:
Food: Please note: if you're bringing wine and/or challah, you must arrive on time
Pre-dinner snack food (we won't be eating dinner right away: this is important)_____
Wine_______
Challah (at least 2)___________
Soup_________
Salad_________
Drinks (water, soda, juice etc.)________(Madeline's bringing beer)
Side dish_________(Cara's bringing Irish soda bread; Ken's bringing fried eggplant and baba ganoush; Mila's bringing an eggplant side dish)
Main course___________(Mila and Steve are bringing veggie hot dish)
Dessert__________(Raysh is bringing Persian fruit salad)
General stuff:
Plastic or Paper Cutlery__________
Plastic or Paper Cups___________
Plastic or Paper Plates__________
Napkins_______________
bowls________________
bowls________________
Tea-lights________(Raysh)
Transliterated Kabbalat Shabbat song sheets: (Raysh_
Bencher with Kiddush: (Raysh)
Extra kippot:_____(Raysh)
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2. We hope you can join us for a spirited Passover Seder Brainstorming session at 7:30pm next Wednesday (03/28) over at Tigher Sushi II in Uptown. At this meeting we'll discuss the practical logistics, ritual flow, and brainstorm creative ideas for making our seder the most awesome one it can be.
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3. Finally, everyone is welcome to our aforementioned seder. We're doing our communal seder on the second night of Passover (Saturday, April 7) and beginning at 8pm. Our friends over at the Joyce Uptown Church have graciously offered to let us use their space again. Their address: Sat. Apr 7, 8pm, 1219 W. 31st Street. We will need some folks to help set up just a bit before and clean up. Please let us know if you are able.
Since we are doing our seder potluck-style too, here's a list of what we seek:
Here is what we need for the Passover Seder vegetarian, kosher-for-Passover potluck:
All items marked with an asterisk* are specifically for the ritual components of the seder
Matzah* (and lots of it!): __________________(Cheylenna is bringing some matzah crackers; Emily & Kevin)
Wine and/or grape juice* (lots of this is needed too!): _____________(Monica is bringing 2 bottles of grape juice; Emily and Kevin, Madeline's bringing wine)
A canister of kosher for Passover salt* (why? for the saltwater!):__________________
Sliced cucumbers, celery, or potatoes*:_____________________________________
Horseradish*:_______________________________________________(Cheylenna)
Charoset*:_____________________________(Cia is bring sephardic charoest with a veggie tangine)
Roasted chicken wing* (please note: we need only one of this, just for symbolic purposes on the seder plate):______________________
Hard-boiled eggs*:____________________________________(Cheylenna)
Soup:______________________
Salad:_________________________(Emily & Kevin)
Sides: _______________________________
Main dish: _______________________________________(Sascha; Mila's bringing a potato dish)
Dessert: ______________________________(Madeline is bringing macaroons; Sascha's bringing a flourless chocolate torte)
Drinks (soda, juice, etc): _____________________________
Non-edible items we need:
A cover (can be a cloth of any kind) for the matzahs:_________________
Seder plate (traditionally has six designated sections on it for the six symbolic foods):__________(Rachael's bringing)
Haggadah (we will most likely order in advance):_________________________
basin (can be a big plastic bowl) and towel (for hand washing): _____________________________
Paper or plastic plates: __________________________________(Monica)
Paper or plastic bowls:___________________________________(Monica)
Plastic cutlery (spoons, forks, knives): _____________________________(Monica)
Paper or plastic regular cups:_______________________________(Bradley)
Plastic wine glasses:__________________________________(Bradley)
+ extra cup for Elijah:_________________________
Nakpkins:___________________________________
Pillows:__________________ (optional: pillows are traditional used on Passover so we can sit in confort)
tea light candles: ________________________
10 plagues props (just for fun!):________________
kippahs:_______________________________
