Observing Passover in Manatee

Bradenton Herald
Rabbi Mendy Bukiet with the Chabad of Bradenton
opens bottles of wine in preparation for the Passover
Seder Wednesday at River Club.

In a matter of minutes, Rabbi Mendy Bukiet hurriedly transformed a quiet back room of the River Club at Lakewood Ranch into a temporary place of worship for the first night of Passover.

As Bukiet, of Chabad of Bradenton, poured potatoes and carrots into a cup – one of several dishes consumed during a meal called a seder – he said Passover serves as a reminder to not forget the past. But just as important, it begs to pay attention to today.

Passover, commemorating the flight of the Jewish slaves from Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II, is said to be a spectacle to excite the curiosity of children.

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Jewish inmates observe Passover

Star-Telegram
Rabbi Yosef Marrus, right, of Chabad Lubavitch of South
Texas, reads with prison inmate David Holford at the
Connally Unit.

For two hours a month, a plain conference room becomes a synagogue for a handful of Jewish inmates at the Connally Unit state prison.

Seated on folding chairs around a small table, they cover their heads with yarmulkes. They munch on matzo crackers and macaroons. They drink red grape juice in white Styrofoam cups.

And they make toasts with the man who links the Jewish free world to the faith they struggle to observe behind bars.

Rabbi Yosef Marrus of San Antonio makes an hour-and-a-half drive to this South Texas prison.