Passover holiday continues through generations of local Jewish family - WSIL TV

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BENTON, IL (WSIL) -- Jewish families across the country are preparing for Passover, a eight-day holiday that celebrates and commemorates their freedom from slavery.

One of those families is Karen Uban, who has been a member of the United Hebrew Temple for the past 40 years.

"I'm from Chicago and I came down to SIU to study," she explains. "I discovered this Jewish community and we've been here ever since."

Now her son, Isaac, is a member of the congregation and his two children attend services. While his wife is Catholic, the couple decided to pass on his Jewish faith.

"We realized pretty early on the religions are very much compatible," says of the decision. "There's a lot of older ideals, ceremony to both of them."

Karen has also become an elder within the temple and its Vice President. That means the responsibility of helping to put together holiday traditions for Passover.

Much of the Passover holiday stems from the book of Exodus in the Torah.

"It recognizes the flight of the Hebrew Egyptians under the pharaohs to escape slavery," Karen says. "It was a mandate given by God to Moses."

While still in bondage, God protected the Hebrews from plagues including the death of the each family's first born son if they slaughtered a lamb marked their home with its blood.

"Pesach comes from the word pass over." she explains. "Meaning spring and the lamb that was brought to the temple in ancient times as an offering."

Jewish families who live outside of Israel hold seder (say-der) for the first two days of the holiday. It's a traditional meal that's consumed in a particular order based on scripture.

• Roasted bone - lamb brought to the temple in ancient times
• Roasted egg - spring and fragility of the temple of Jerusalem
• Parsley - Symbol of spring
• Salt water - tears of slavery and bondage
• Horseradish - Bitterness of slavery
• Haroset (an applesauce-like mixture with wine, nuts, apples, etc.) represents the mortar used by the Hebrews in Egypt

During the holiday, Jewish people must also avoid any leavened bread such as pasta, cookies and cereal. Instead, they eat Matzah.

Children play a game with the Matzah finding a broken piece that is hidden and sometimes help with parts of the reading during the Seder. Something Karen hopes her grandchildren will be able to do this year or in the coming holidays ahead.

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March 26, 2021 at 11:47PM
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Passover holiday continues through generations of local Jewish family - WSIL TV

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