SedermaLEADER We are gathered this evening to observe and remember Passover, Gods deliverance of His people. God delivered Israel from the bondage of slavery and He. Definition of religous, spiritual and theological terms beginning with Sa. Seder PlateSeder Olam Rabbah Hebrew, The Great Order of the World is a 2ndcentury CE Hebrew language chronology detailing the dates of. Sederet Kamus' title='Sederet Kamus' />Passover Festival of Liberation. The eight day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 1. Hebrew month of Nissan. It commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. It is observed by avoiding leaven and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine, eating matza and bitter herbs, and retelling the story of the Exodus. Trump a no show at White House Seder. WASHINGTON The White House hosted a Passover Seder Monday night for its staff, but US President Donald Trump did not attend. The Seder was held in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, just steps away from the West Wing, and a kosher meal was served, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told The Times of Israel. Get The Times of Israels Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories. Free Sign Up. Trumps immediate family members who are Jewish his son in law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump were not there and were reportedly out of town. The one Jewish cabinet member who did attend was David Shulkin, secretary of Veterans Affairs. Shulkin, the former undersecretary for health in that same department, is one of the few Obama holdovers in the administration. Around the time the Seder was taking place, Ivanka Trump tweeted a picture of her, Kushner and their three children, with a Passover message. Both the presidents official and personal Twitter feeds also issued statements wishing Jews worldwide a Happy Passover in English and Hebrew. The White House Seder began as an annual tradition under Obama, who hosted the first such event eight years ago in the Old Family Dining Room. News that the Trump administration had planned to carry on the custom was first reported by Jewish Insider. Monday evening was not the first time a Seder took place at the White House without its presidents participation. While Obama initiated the yearly occurrence, Jewish staffers in former president Bill Clintons administration held a Seder in the Indian Treaty Room in 1. Clinton himself did not attend. That event was orchestrated by then White House Director of Design and Production Steve Rabinowitz, now the president of Bluelight Strategies, a communications firm that works with Jewish organizations and Democratic groups. Obama moved to set up the ritual after he participated in a Passover dinner during his 2. Jewish campaign staffers by holding an impromptu seder in a hotel ballroom in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. US President Donald Trump alongside White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner L during a meeting at the White House, February 2. AFP PhotoSaul LoebBeyond his immediate family, Trump has several Jewish administration officials, including Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn, Special Envoy for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, and Senior Adviser Stephen Miller. Monday night marked the first night of Passover for Jews around the world, gathered for the festive event centered around retelling the story of the ancient Jews exodus from Egypt. Diaspora Jews traditionally hold two seders on successive nights, while Jews in Israel have only one. Obama often invited Jewish members of staff to join in his seder, including David Axelrod and Ben Rhodes. Some of his aides reportedly consulted with White House chefs over family recipes for traditional Passover cuisine. President Obama hosting a Passover Seder at the White House in 2. Pete SouzaThe White HouseNon Jewish members of Obamas administration, such as Valerie Jarrett, were known to join in the dinner, as well. Last year, the White House Seder was delayed until after Passover to accommodate Obamas travel schedule. One of the hallmarks of the Obama seder which was held every year of his eight year presidency was using the ubiquitous Maxwell House Haggadah and a glass kiddush cup that former first lady Michelle Obama was given by a rabbi in Prague. Trump is the first president with immediate family members who are Jewish. Sriracha Cauliflower here. His daughter Ivanka married Kushner, an Orthodox Jew, in 2. Before tying the knot, she underwent a rigorous Orthodox conversion process. The two who observe Shabbat and keep kosher have raised their three children, the youngest of whom was born last March, Jewish. When the family moved to Washington, they enrolled their oldest daughter Arabella in Jewish Primary Day School and their middle son Joseph in Gan Hayeled Jewish preschool at Adas Israel Congregation, the largest Conservative synagogue in the nations capital. Both now work in the administration Kushner is a senior adviser to the president and Ivanka, as of last week, is an official assistant to the president. Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, center, her husband Jared Kushner, above center, and their children arrive for a National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral, in Washington, Saturday, Jan. AP PhotoAndrew Harnik.