Since the seders were right in the middle of the work week this year, we stayed local for Passover. We went to Fara and Hunter's home for the first night and hosted the second night at our place. David spent several days chopping, slicing, peeling, roasting, braising and sauteing his many sauces, soups and sides. His hard work paid off- everything was delicious (which is good because we will be eating the leftovers for the next several days)!
The chef hard at work.
My contribution to the evening- the Seder plate.
We were joined by my college friends Jenn, Brooke and Brian as well as my colleagues Michelle, Rosemary, Ross and his daughter Layla. While my seders will probably never be as complete or as traditional as the ones I grew up participating in, we did our best to replicate the traditions near and dear to our hearts. We lit candles, said blessings over cups of wine, told the story of the exodus, asked the four questions, discussed the four sons, remembered the plagues, sang Dayenu, Adir Hu and Chad Gadya, opened the door for Elijah and of course, concluded with L'shanah haba'ah b'Yerushalayim! (next year in Jerusalem)
candles
At their setting, everyone got a Haggadah, a plague mask and prop as well as a reminder of what we can (and cannot) eat on this holiday.
Our seder guests.
One thing I must mention about our thoughtful guests is that they brought some fantastic Kosher for Passover wines. Boy has this aspect of the holiday come a long way. Gone are the days of Manischewitz or nada. We didnt get to all of them, but last night we drank....
Noah Tevel Shiraz Cabernet: Grown in the Bet Shemesh Valley in the Judean Hills, this Shiraz-Cabernet is 60% Shiraz and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon.
2003 Chateau Jaumard Bordeaux: This is from Salignac, just north of Libourne.
Golan Sion Creek Red '07: Grown in the Galilee, this is the most northern (and generally considered the best)appellation in Israel.
No Jewish holiday is complete without matzoh ball soup. David worked on this for days.
I'd also like to thank Brooke and Ross for bringing delicious desserts. I'm sorry I did not take more pictures of them. I did however, take a lot of pictures on the first night of Seder at the Golds. Here is one of Marin and David. Marin did a fantastic job of asking the four questions and Hunter and Fara made a fantastic meal.
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