11.04.2011                      07.Nisan, 5771

Neubürger:

One in five new olim won’t be attending Seder

Survey on Passover attitudes also shows almost two-thirds of Israelis hold Seder for family, Jewish tradition and culture.

Nearly one of every five new olim will not be attending a Pessah Seder next Monday night, and almost two-thirds of the Israelis holding the ceremonial meal do so primarily on the grounds of family values, Jewish culture or tradition, a new survey released on Sunday revealed.
With the Jewish holiday of freedom around the corner, the Bina Center – which combines Jewish identity and Hebrew culture with social activeness and empowerment – recently commissioned the Geocartography Knowledge Group to survey 500 Israelis on their habits and attitudes toward the Seder, which combines the fundamental commandment of retelling the biblical story of the Exodus from Egyptian slavery with a meal alluding to the bygone Pessah sacrifice….