Evening star., 1960-04-11

ceSSful flight of the Jews from
Egypt. is being celebrated by '
at sundown today.
Passover is observed by o.
for eight days and by Reform
Jews for seven days.
The story of the flight of the
Israelites about 1900 BIC. under
the leadership of Moses is re-
counted in the Book of Exodus.
The chronicle is told during the
Seder pronounced say-der) or
family feast held the first night
of Passover. Orthodox and
Conservative Jews also hold
Seder the second night.
Foods Symbolic Past
The order of the Seder is
contained in the Haggadah, an
ancient book whose oldest parts |
go back more than $500 years. !
The service begins with the
youngest son asking his father
four questions. The father in
his answers tells the story Of
the Exodus.
Certain foods are eaten dur
ing the Seder to remind those
present of the period when
their forefathers were slaves. |
The matzohs. or unleavened
bread, symbolic the hurried
flight of the Israelites when
they fled in such haste they
could not wait for the bread
to leaven.
Bitter herbs are eaten as a
reminder of the bitterness of
slavery. A mixture of chopped |
apples, nuts, cinnamon and
wine represents the mortar
with which the Jews had to
make bricks for the Pharaohs'
great cities. Parsley is added
as a reminder of the recur-
renee of spring, and the Seder
wine suggests the sweetness re-
ligious people should spread
among mankind.
Leader Makes Appeal
Rabbi Harry j. Kaufman,
president of the Rabbinical
Council of Greater Washington,
declared in a council message
that "this is the season of the
year which takes us back to
the glorious and formative days
of the history of our people"
Pointing out that Jews re-
gard freedom as maturity,
Rabbi Kaufman said maturity |
requires spiritual disciplines
that make possible the realiza-
tion of mans fullest potential
tiles. AS rabbis in Israel, we
appeal to Jewish parents to
help make a brighter future
for their children by striving
to give them a maximum
aWareness and knowledge of
Judaism"
Joseph F. Barr, chairman of
the Washington Armed Serv-
ices Committee-National Jew
ish Welfare Board, in a state
ment asserted that the spirit
of Passover has inspired men
in all times and ages. The story
of the struggle against Egyp-
tian tyranny by the ancient
Jews served as beaconS for the
leaders of the American Revo-
luton and for the Independ-
ence of Israel in our own time"
Family Seder Tonight
A family Seder will be held
at 7:30 o'clock tonight in
Tifereth Israel Congregation,
Sixteenth and Juniper streets
NV.
The Passover will be observed
at Beth Sholom Congregation
and Talmud Torah with a serv-
ice at $50 o'clock tonight in
the agogue, Thirteenth
street and Eastern avenue NV.
Services also will be held at
8:45 am. tomorrow and
Wednesday. Rabbi Harry j.
Kaufman will speak at each
service.
The Montgomery County
Jewish Community will hold
pre-Seder services at 6:15
O'Clock tonight and at 6:15 pm.
tomorrow. Services also will be
conducted at 9 am. tomorrow
and Wednesday. Rabbi Tzvi H.
Porath, spiritual leader of the
congregation, will conduct the
services.
A Passover service will be
held at 10 am. tomorrow in
Temple Emanuel, 10101 Con-
necticut avenue, Kensington,
Md.
Rabbi Edwin Friedman will