Saturday Night Seder: A Passover Special Event from the Entertainment Industry

Why is this Jewish Humor Central blog post different from all other Jewish Humor Central blog posts? For one thing, it's the longest post that we have shared.

For another, it brings together 59 actors, singers, writers, and producers from across the entertainment industry gather to tell the story of the Jews’ exodus from Egypt.

It was broadcast yesterday as a live stream event to raise money for the CDC Foundation’s Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund.

Dozens of Jewish celebrities attended the virtual benefit event, including Idina Menzel, Ben Platt, Andy Cohen, Billy Porter, and more. Because if you can’t celebrate Passover with your extended family, at least you can celebrate with Hollywood’s finest.

“A Passover seder with the family you never knew you had,” teases the Saturday Night Seder website. “The fourth night of Passover will be different from all other nights as we gather around our digital table to share stories, songs, and support the CDC Foundation’s Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund. Dayenu, already!”

StoryCourse has recruited 59 Jewish (and not-so-Jewish) stars to participate in the event, including legends Richard Kind and Henry Winkler, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Rachel Brosnahan, Broad City‘s Ilana Glazer, and many, many more. 

“In a time of confinement and uncertainty, a rag-tag team of Jews and non-Jewish Passover enthusiasts felt it was more important than ever to channel creative energies and gather community,” head writer Alex Edelman told Playbill. “We’re thrilled to be reinterpreting the timeless story of liberation and renewal while raising money for those on the front lines enduring — and fighting — an actual plague.”

Enjoy!

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