20.04.2011 16.Nisan, 5771 Pessah 2; Tag 1 des Omer
Seder:
US president speaks to PM beforehand, praises Iron Dome successes; "against backdrop of change, we continue to pray for peace between Israel and her neighbors," Obama says.
US President Barack Obama hosted a “kosherstyle” Seder in the White House on Monday night for a small group of Jewish and non-Jewish staffers and friends, continuing a tradition he began on the campaign trail in 2008.
“The Seder, with its rich traditions and rituals, instructs each generation to remember its past, while appreciating the beauty of freedom and the responsibility it entails,” Obama wrote in his Pessah message circulated on Friday….