{"id":2827,"date":"2026-04-14T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishflorida.news\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:39:00","slug":"more-than-1000-attend-passover-seder-on-university-of-florida-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishflorida.news\/en\/more-than-1000-attend-passover-seder-on-university-of-florida-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 1,000 attend Passover Seder on University of Florida campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gnt_cw_w\"><main class=\"gnt_cw\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gnt_pr\">\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_b\">\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">More than 1,000 Jewish students, faculty, alumni and community members gathered April 1 at the University of Florida\u2019s O\u2019Connell Center for what organizers said was the largest single\u2011seated Passover Seder in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hosted by the Chabad UF Jewish Student &amp; Community Center, the event aimed to ensure that no Jewish student at UF observed Passover alone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_t gnt_em_t__hb\" data-c-et=\"More than 1,000 attend Passover Seder on UF campus\" aria-label=\"Organizers with the Chabad UF Student Center say it is the largest Passover Seder in the U.S.\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThis is more than a\u00a0Seder\u00a0\u2014 it\u2019s a powerful statement of Jewish pride, unity, and resilience,\u201d said Rabbi Berl Goldman, director of Chabad UF, in a press release before the event. \u201cAt a time when Jewish students are seeking connection and strength, we are creating a space where they can celebrate their identity together with joy and meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Doors opened shortly after 5 p.m., followed by a full traditional Seder that included hand\u2011made shmurah matzah, the four cups of wine, the retelling of the Exodus from Egypt and a kosher\u2011for\u2011Passover meal featuring brisket and other traditional foods.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"~ad-slot-7103-fl-gainesville-C6722-native-article_link-news-local-4-ac1\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">University leadership, along with state and local elected officials and community dignitaries, attended the event to show support for UF\u2019s Jewish student community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<footer class=\"gnt_ft\" data-g-r=\"lazy lazy_p\" data-gl-type=\"method\" data-gl-method=\"shbd\"><\/footer>\n<div id=\"tbl-aug-80487\">\n<div id=\"tbl-aug-10105\">\n<div id=\"tbl-aug-89691\">\n<div class=\"trc_popover trc_popover_fade trc_bottom\">\n<div class=\"trc_popover_arrow\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"popupContentWrapper\">\n<div class=\"trc_popover_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"trc_popover_title\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_popover_content_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"trc_popover_content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_cm-communication-input\" data-unit-info=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"_cm-css-reset\" class=\"_cm-ad-feed-manager vpaid-player-container multi-vpaids\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"1776180140968\" class=\"_cm-ad-feed-manager\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,000 Jewish students, faculty, alumni and community members gathered April 1 at the University of Florida\u2019s O\u2019Connell Center for what organizers said was the largest single\u2011seated Passover Seder in the United States. 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