It was a very New York experience.
Im mostly excited for the newbies.
Kahn and Blumberg began hosting their own Passover gatherings in 2013, which eventually expanded to bigger events.

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In 2024, they co-hosted their first Seder dinner with Performa.
2025 marked their second.
I have a go at have it so anyone can participate.

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I really take nothing for granted.
Anyone can benefit from adding meaning to their lives.
Passover is about politics and human nature and emancipation from slavery and theres this long, long history.

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For her, the event was as much about past traditions as it was moving forward.
And were going to go back to our roots and do more intimate dinners.
As the conversation continued deep into the night, the celebratory feeling wasnt lost on anyone.

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Especially under this administration, joy is being stripped from us.
By laughing, having fun, and being in community, were adding our humanity back.
Were reclaiming that humanity.

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Dianna Mesion Jackson.

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Hannah Duggan, Emily Knapp.

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Wyatt Kahn.

RoseLee Goldberg.

Kelly Whitehead.

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