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Next Year, Jerusalem, the Rappahannock Players upcoming production which will open October 16 at the Gav Street Theatre, is a play about one family s celebration of the Seder at Passover. The origins ot the Jewish spring holiday of Passover are obscure, but it seems to have evolved trom two ancient agricultural festivals which precede the Exodus. It became the annual celebration ot the Exodus itself—the escape of the Jews from enslavement in Egypt. The celebration is enjoined in Exodus 12:17: You shall keep the Feast of unleavened bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of Egypt. You shall observe this day throughout the generations as a practice for all times: and
Exodus 13:3: Remember the day on which vou went forth from Egypt, from the house of bondage and how the Lord freed vou with a mighty hand
Judaism, like Christianity, is a broad umbrella covering widely diverse practices. As one might expect with a holiday celebrated in the intimacy of the family, each familv group develops its own uniquely-1 la vored holiday which reflects the country in which the family lives, the language it speaks, the temple or Judaic stream to which it belongs, and the degree which it perceives the holiday as religious, historic, or simply an occasion to get together.
Says Carla Eugstcr. author and director of the play: “I have seen Seders where the leader - the lather or grandfather - drones the Hebrew narrative to himselt as his relatives joke and gossip among themselves. I have seen Seders where each person at the table eagerly follows the written narrative.
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