Interfaith Passover Seder held at Jewish Federation of Cleveland on April 4, 2012

On Wednesday, April 4, 25 participants of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Community Relations Committee's (CRC's) Evangelical-Jewish Dialogue Program came together at the Federation's Mandel Building to celebrate the Jewish tradition of the Passover Seder.

The Passover holiday commemorates the deliverance from Egyptian bondage as the beginning of national history and the time of the barley season, remembrance of the relationship of Israel with the land.

In a longstanding tradition of furthering intergroup understanding, the CRC brings together communities of differing faiths and ethnic backgrounds with Jews to learn about and celebrate the universal values and themes in the story of Passover: liberation from slavery, freedom from political oppression, the obligation to remember and teach about our heritage.

The Seder was led by Rabbi Stephen Weiss, B'nai Jeshurun Congregation and Rabbi Steven Denker, Temple Emanu El.