Obama holds Passover Seder at the White House

The Jewish holiday of Passover celebrates the biblical Exodus story of the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. According to tradition, the Israelites were in a rush and had no time to let their bread rise as they fled. ToHe was standing on a dais in the Grill Room at the Four Seasons restaurant, where he was hosting a party designed to upend the traditional Passover meal, and also to launch his new book, “The Bronfman Haggadah.” Bronfman's hundred-odd guests—mostHowever, Passover, which continues through April 2, and Easter, which falls on Sunday, provide opportunities to find healthful ways to tweak old traditions, says Farzeen Sukheswalla, a registered and licensed dietitian and clinical nutrition andBronfman said that he wrote his version of the Haggadah, the text that guides the Passover meal while telling the story of the Jews' exodus

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