I'm not Jewish, but want to go to a Seder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's rude to invite yourself, but if you're invited, go. The most important thing to know is that you won't just sit down and eat - you read the story of Passover first. It's long. The shortest reading I've ever attended is an hour and a half. Longest is four hours.

So be ready to sit. And sit. And sit.

My father could complete it in 3 minutes....This year our Seder was 25 minutes before the meal, and 15 after the meal...Now, my Cousin in Israel, his will last 8 or 9 hours...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's rude to invite yourself, but if you're invited, go. The most important thing to know is that you won't just sit down and eat - you read the story of Passover first. It's long. The shortest reading I've ever attended is an hour and a half. Longest is four hours.

So be ready to sit. And sit. And sit.

My father could complete it in 3 minutes....This year our Seder was 25 minutes before the meal, and 15 after the meal...Now, my Cousin in Israel, his will last 8 or 9 hours...

Sounds really meaningful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's rude to invite yourself, but if you're invited, go. The most important thing to know is that you won't just sit down and eat - you read the story of Passover first. It's long. The shortest reading I've ever attended is an hour and a half. Longest is four hours.

So be ready to sit. And sit. And sit.

My father could complete it in 3 minutes....This year our Seder was 25 minutes before the meal, and 15 after the meal...Now, my Cousin in Israel, his will last 8 or 9 hours...

Sounds really meaningful

Don't be sarcastic.

That's more or less what it took G-d to kill all Egyptian firstborns.

[Anonymous]

We are about 30 minutes before the meal..and depending on the kids sometimes the rest never happens.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely! But a lot of the food has matzoh meal in it, so make sure you talk to your host before you eat. There may not be a ton that's gluten free, so maybe bring a dish you can eat and go for the experience, not the meal.

Don't bring a dish unless you've talked to him about what his level of observance is. Something you make is unlikely to be kosher for passover, and that could be a problem for some people.

If you're invited, then of course you should go. But a seder is similar to a dinner party -- rude to invite yourself over unless you and he are very, very good friends.

Manischewitz wine - always a safe bet

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's rude to invite yourself, but if you're invited, go. The most important thing to know is that you won't just sit down and eat - you read the story of Passover first. It's long. The shortest reading I've ever attended is an hour and a half. Longest is four hours.

So be ready to sit. And sit. And sit.

My father could complete it in 3 minutes....This year our Seder was 25 minutes before the meal, and 15 after the meal...Now, my Cousin in Israel, his will last 8 or 9 hours...

But the real question is, could he drink all 4 cups of wine during the 3 minutes? Because that would really be impressive.

Longest seder I ever went to was a Lubovitch group. It was looooong. And although they did not have separate seating, the women pretty much did not participate at all. It was quite an eye opener for me, coming from a Conservative background.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's rude to invite yourself, but if you're invited, go. The most important thing to know is that you won't just sit down and eat - you read the story of Passover first. It's long. The shortest reading I've ever attended is an hour and a half. Longest is four hours.

So be ready to sit. And sit. And sit.

Many, many Seders are shorter than this, both Reform and Conservative ones. Did you end up going, OP?