Holiday Food: I Hope and Michael Knopf

holiday food: The experience, he said, is aimed at breaking down stereotypes and eliminating bigotry, according to The Chronicle Herald. What I hope is to know each other, said Jalal, who prefers that name, in a blog post the synagogue posted on its website ahead of the Seder. A 32-year-old Muslim, he has known few Jews personally, but come Passover he'll be among more than a dozen refugees sharing special holiday food and swapping life stories with congregants at Temple Beth-El in his new hometown of Richmond, Virginia. The Conservative synagogue's senior rabbi, Michael Knopf, said in an interview that it's the first time his congregation has marked the global refugee crisis through special readings and rituals at a Seder. The supplement was written by HIAS, a Jewish resettlement organization first established in the 1880s that has helped millions of Jews fleeing pogroms, war and other tragedies. Congregants and guests will be using a supplement to existing Haggadahs, the collection of recitations and stories that guide the evening, including the telling of the Israelites' liberation from Egypt. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.