Elishama and Jen have turned their cozy Sacramento home into a Moishe House, and have already begun building community. During the month of April we put on a passover Seder that was phenominal. Two days prior to the seder we had about fifteen people who had responded to our e-vite, but by the day of, over thirty people had responded, and we knew that more were coming. We printed off just enough copies of our home-made Haggadah, prayed that we had enough table settings, and prepared for the very orderly feast. Just over 40 people showed up at our seder, some of whom had never before attended a seder meal. We explained the traditions with the help of a Children's book, and ate Matzo ball soup and gave out prizes for finding the Afikomen. Much of the conversation that took place around the Seder table was about physical and emotional freedom. We went around the tables and shared what we were thankful for, and it was such an incredible experience listening to people share about how happy they were to have come to the seder and how welcomed they felt in our community. Really it was amazing. We shared some very deep and meaningful moments over Jewish food and traditions and it really felt good to know that we had helped to creat that space.
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