Join us online for a vibrant exploration of Passover around the world led by Rahel Musleah, award-winning journalist, author and educator. Through music, food, customs, traditions and texts, we will learn how different Jewish communities across the planet personalize and re-enact the experience of leaving Egypt. We will discover how the classic dish of haroset is interpreted globally, and enjoy contemporary innovative ideas geared to children and families. This program is sure to inspire you to bring new ideas to your own seder table.
About Rahel Musleah:
Through the vivid prism of her family’s story, Rahel Musleah introduces audiences to the distinctive heritage of the Jews of India and Iraq. The seventh generation of a Calcutta family, she traces her roots to 17th-century Baghdad. Her multifaceted visual, song and story presentations offer a rare and intimate view of a rich culture little-known to most. Rahel is an award-winning journalist, author, singer, storyteller, and educator. Her articles have appeared in publications from The New York Times to Hadassah magazine. Her books include “Apples and Pomegranates: A Family Seder for Rosh Hashanah” and “Why On This Night? A Passover Haggadah for Family Celebration.” She is a pioneer as a female prayer leader in the Sephardi/Mizrahi community and has recorded an album of Shabbat and holiday melodies. Rahel leads Jewish heritage tours to India every November and February, which she infuses with her personal, spiritual and musical insights, as well as her knowledge of India’s Jewish history.
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