Will unrest in Israel over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary be top of mind at Passover Seder tables this year? Some hosts say yes, including readings from the country's declaration of independence.
FILE - A 1936 Maxwell House Haggadah sits on a desk alongside a Seder plate on March 15, 2011, in New York. FILE - A 1936 Maxwell House Haggadah sits on a desk alongside a Seder plate on March 15, 2011, in New York.
This year, when the slavery-to-freedom story unfolds at his table in Highland Park, Illinois, the Israel of today will be top of mind after tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul. Slutsky, president of the independent synagogue Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living, in Glencoe, has Seder tweaks in mind for his 18 guests when they sit down for ritual readings, blessings and discussion.
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