KU Hillel is already counting down the days until Passover with their students. For the second year in a row, Hillel has created virtual components for their Seder — but COVID-19 will not stop this community!
Bringing our community together in a safe way is the most important part of our Passover planning this year, said Suzy Sostrin, KU Hillel executive director, when explaining the choice to remain virtual.
“One of our values is kehillah (community), and that includes keeping our community safe while still being together,” Sostrin said. “By having a virtual Seder and Kosher-for-Passover meal delivery for our students, we can continue to embrace Jewish traditions with our students.”
Each Kosher-for-Passover Seder delivery involves all the fixings for a Seder plate (and, of course, KU Hillel includes a plate of their very own for each student signed up) as well as a Kosher meal prepared by Kosher Connection in Overland Park.
KU Hillel plans to host their virtual Seder on the first night of Passover, which is Saturday, March 27. The Seder and meal are completely free for all KU students, thanks to the generosity of donors like you in the community. If you are interested in sponsoring students’ Seders, head to kuhillel.org/donate to make a gift today.
That’s not all for Passover! Throughout the week, KU Hillel will continue to provide resources for students.
The tradition at KU Hillel is to have a matzah pizza party one night during the week of Passover. Students bond over sharing stories of Passovers back home while decorating their creations with plenty of toppings, Sostrin said.
“This year looks a little different but we are bringing our favorite tradition back,” she said. “Students will be able to pick up a kit with ingredients for matzah pizza of their own and then make it together on Zoom from their dorms and apartments.”
The Passover story of resilience and strength in the face of adversity is very fitting again this year.
“Our KU Hillel students have overcome so much, and continue to grow throughout the continued pandemic,” Sostrin said. “They continue to tell us how much it means to them to have KU Hillel as a home away from home, especially since many out-of-state students are not able to head home for Passover this year.”
“We loving being there for our students, and for our whole community,” she continued. “We also welcome any family members to our Seder to spend Passover with their KU students.”
KU Hillel looks forward to Passover 2022 in person.
