The answer is that this night (and tomorrow night outside of Israel, too) many if not most seders will be virtual and shared over Zoom, Google Meeets, BlueJeans, or other video platforms.
If you or any of your family members have reservations about using electricity or Internet platforms on Yom Tov, this video by Rabbi Haim Ovadia should convince you that this is the year you should do it.
The stay-at-home rules imposed by most states have given us more time to indulge in creative projects, and many have taken a positive approach by creating parodies of popular songs to reflect on the ironies of celebrating the holiday of freedom while being virtual captives in our own homes.
A shout-out to the creative Newman family for writing, singing, and acting out their Passover seder parody of the song Oom-Pah-Pah from the musical Oliver! This song was made for their 96-year-old grandpa (Papa) by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren across the globe.
Their version, called Oh-Pa-Pa, gets us into a festive mood as we complete the preparations for the seder.
Enjoy, have a healthy, kosher, and happy Passover and Shabbat Shalom wherever you are. This year we're in Florida, celebrating two seders and the first two days of Pesach followed by Shabbat. So we're taking a break from posting until Sunday. See you then!
A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS: THE VIDEO MAY NOT BE VIEWABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY ON SOME COMPUTERS AND TABLETS. YOU MUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THE EMAIL TO REACH THE JEWISH HUMOR CENTRAL WEBSITE, FROM WHICH YOU CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON IN THE VIDEO IMAGE TO START THE VIDEO.
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