How Do You Lead a Passover Dinner (Seder)? with Larry Cohen
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It's one of Judaism's most iconic holidays! Passover! The Rugrats did an episode about it. How could you not know about the holiday? You know, the one where we eat flat crackers? The one with the long dinner that's delayed by stories? Speaking of dinners, who's leading it this year? Oh, you are? And have you ever led a Passover Seder before? No? That's okay, Larry Cohen has you covered. Leading a Passover Seder dinner can be intimidating whether you're a pro or not. There are tons of logistics to coordinate and you also have to be mindful of the story. How can you possibly take this task on if you're not properly taught? Larry Cohen, a philanthropist, business owner, and mentor of Chaz Volk's, teaches the fundamentals and mindfulness around the Passover story (or Haggadah). 00:00 Introduction 04:05 The Cohen Family's work in the Jewish Community / JCA Shalom 08:01 Inclusion on Passover 10:41 Modern plagues 16:27 Building community in difficult times 19:46 Cute family traditions 23:09 Passing on Jewish traditions for future generations 24:27 Jewish leadership and gratitude 28:12 Conclusion About Larry Cohen: Professional  Larry is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Glyphix advertising which celebrates 29 years of delivering breakthrough creative across all kinds of media, to a wide variety of clients. Communal Board Member of Los Angeles Jewish Federation Executive Board Member of Valley Alliance  Founder of JBL Roundtable (Jewish Business Leaders) Chair of Conejo Valley Outreach Program Board Member of Heschel West Day school Board Member Jewlicious President Shalom Institute Wexner Alumni Executive Director Leve Family Foundation Connect with Larry Cohen: Support JCA Shalom at ShalominStitute.com www.Glyphix.com  Connect with Bad Jew: BadJew.co https://linktr.ee/badjew [email protected] Ig @BadJewPod TikTok @BadJewPod
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