Beit Chaverim of southern Maryland holds their community seder on the first night of Passover at Adams Rib Restaurant. Carol Nissenson, wife of Rabbi Arnold Saltzman, right, holds parsley that was dipped in salt water, a symbol of spring.
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The seder plate at Adams Rib Restaurant features traditional Passover foods including Matzo.
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Ada Gollub, Bill Ryon and Mel Gollub drink wine while reading about Middle Mtzah.
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Sam Fisher, 15, reads about Passover during the seder ceremony before eating dinner.
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Jews at the Lincoln Memorial mark Birkat HaChamah, an ancient ritual that happens once every 28 years, on the morning of April 8. The ceremony occurs when the sun is in a certain position on the same day Genesis says the sun was created.
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Alan Belsky and Laura Bellows lead the Birkat HaChamah event.
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Birkat HaChamah blessings and rituals have to do with honoring the sun, life cycles and, now, environmentalism.
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Mat Tonti plays guitar as people sing and dance after the ceremony, which took place the morning before the start of Passover.
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Shifra Waskow, 6, wraps herself in a prayer shawl in the cold at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Rebecca Lemus leads a yoga-inspired warm-up exercise before the ceremony.
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Alj Zollman, left, and Yonatay Bryant, right, at the morning celebration.
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A participant writes wishes for a time capsule to be opened in 28 years.
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Gallery Credits:
Producer, Photo Editor Stephen Cook
Text Editor David P. Marino-Nachison
