From there, the Passover holiday was born.
The Lester & Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, or MSU Hillel, hosted its annual Passover Seder event Monday night.
They encouraged students to celebrate Passover Spartan style, inviting all students in MSU’s Jewish community to come to the house for dinner.
The Seder dinner takes place on the first two nights of Passover, which lasts a full eight days.
During the eight days of passover, the Jewish people refrain from eating bread and gluten products.
Instead, they spend the holiday eating unleavened bread, or matzo.
“It helps me be in touch with my Jewish roots while at school,” hospitality business junior Alana Wolf said. She said attending the celebration brings her closer to home.
All community members and other MSU students were welcome as well, if only to experience the traditional Jewish cuisine.
“Many of our students can’t go home to celebrate with their families and so we offer the opportunity for them to celebrate the holiday here with us,” Executive Director of MSU Hillel Jewish Student Center Cindy Hughey said.
Hughey said it is necessary to maintain the tradition and to keep celebrating it in remembrance of their ancestors.
“It’s a story that many civilizations can tell and we try not to forget ours,” Hughey said.
For human biology senior Ari Walter, the annual Passover Seder at the MSU Hillel provides a chance to celebrate the holiday with friends in the community. He said he likes the event at the house on campus because he can’t make the trip home to celebrate with his parents.
“It’s a good atmosphere for the holiday,” Walter said. “I think (students are) overjoyed because going eight days without bread or gluten is pretty hard.”
Hughey said MSU Hillel, which was founded in 1939, continues to invite non-Jewish students to events such as Passover Seder to experience the Jewish tradition.
