Obama will be the first U.S. president to attend a White House Seder.
Obama will be the first U.S. president to attend a White House Seder.
Last night, the White House released President Obama’s schedule for the remainder of the week, which included participation in the White House Seder on Thursday:
On Thursday, President Obama will participate in an event at the White House where he will discuss the need to enhance the quality of healthcare afforded to members of our Armed Forces and our Veterans. The Press Secretary will brief in the afternoon. President Obama and his family will mark the beginning of Passover with a Seder at the White House with friends and staff.
The Jerusalem Post notes that Thursday’s event is “believed to be the first White House Seder attended by an American president.” Yesterday, Obama also issued an official White House letter with his “warmest wishes to all celebrating the sacred festival of Passover.” “Chag sameach,” he added. (HT: JMZ)
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April 8th, 2009 at 10:31 amObama will be the first U.S. president to attend a White House Seder.
– - Ugh, stay away from the gefilte fish. Bleech.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:35 amHere’s to the implosion of O’liar and Limpballs heads.
And a little FYI, it’s pronounced \?s?-d?r\, does not rhyme with “feeder”.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:36 amAre Muslins allowed to do this?
April 8th, 2009 at 10:37 am- – Ugh, stay away from the gefilte fish. Bleech.
Mmmm, pickled fish paste goes great with Borsht (vomits in mouth).
At least Matzo ball soup rocks, when you add plenty of chicken stock.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:38 amIt’s nice for President Obama to honor his Jewish high level staffers in the White House.
Just don’t invite the new Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:39 amGood for him. I was lucky enough to attend one once, and found it moving and very interesting.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:39 amLet’s see if this is enough for Glenn Beck to finally lose his last tenuous grip on reality and start blaming the Jews for everything.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:40 amTotal class act!!!! Respect and tollerance is all we ask. I’m not religious but I respect others wishes as long as they respect mine and others.
Thank You Obama.
Now…lets discuss the wire tapping issue sir????? There are unanswered questions.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:41 amWhy not. Do you want an invitation?
April 8th, 2009 at 10:41 amButt, butt, butt the Obamas are Muslim terrorists, fist bumps and all…… or was that fascist socialism…..or socialist fascists?
very snarky today
April 8th, 2009 at 10:45 am“…which included participation in the White House Seder on Thursday…”
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THE White House Seder? Is this an annual event? I know Steve Rabinowitz held one during the Clinton days (mentioned in the linked article), but I’m curious to know how often the White House has one.
It’s good President Obama is doing this. I have always welcomed the opportunity to participate in rituals and observances practiced by faiths and cultures other than my own. Horizons are for broadening.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:46 amBarak Hussein Obama will be kicked out of his secret mosque for this. The UberChristians over at FoxSpews are going to twist themselves into knots figuring out how to spin this one.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:46 amCandyce Says:
Are Muslins allowed to do this?
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Yes, as are percales, tweeds, and worsted wools…
But not the gabardines… NEVER… the gabardines…
April 8th, 2009 at 10:46 amUH OH – some rightwingnutcrazies’ heads are going to explode today. Insanity Hannity is already foaming at the mouth! Bedlam Beck’s eyes are welling up with fake tears and O’SillyHo the media whore’s ears are steaming hot anger! LMMFAO!
Way to Go President Obama – I believe we’re going to have the change we need!
April 8th, 2009 at 10:48 amObama has shown more class in 8 weeks than Bush showed in 8 years. He returns from the Muslim world, and he joins in the Jewish Passover. I expect he will attend a christian church on Sunday.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:49 amUncle Ho Says:
Butt, butt, butt
very snarky today
– - Evidently.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:51 amThomas Jefferson held that, if one religion is afforded protection in this country, all religions deserve equal protection and treatment. Tolerance and understanding should not be thought of as dirty words. Good move on attending the Seder, Obama!
On a side note, ironic that G. Beck will rail against working with other cultural groups as a move towards facism, all the while playing footage of Nazi rallies on a thirty-foot screen behind him.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:53 amCool, next up Ramadan, Deepavali and Chinese new year.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:57 amMan, the freaks are all over this day…
April 8th, 2009 at 10:57 amPromote Peace Says:
Obama should not do this. Jews are scum that opress peace loving innocent Arabs. Long Live Palestine and Death to Israel!
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now the trolls hate isreal?
oy!
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April 8th, 2009 at 10:59 amDon’t hesitate to flag early, and often, folks.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:00 amPromote Peace Says:
Obama better celebrate Ramadan after this stunt. Why do Zionists have so much influence?
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now the trolls promote ramadan?
oy!
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April 8th, 2009 at 11:01 amWarning: gefilte fish on aisle 19.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:02 amI’ve been to several seders, but really once is enough.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:02 amThe boiled egg is the best part. It’s a shame, really.
Promote Peace Says:
This is an insult to Muslims around the world. How dare he ask for friendship and then celebrate a Zionist holiday.
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now the trolls want to celebrate zionist holidays?
oy!
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April 8th, 2009 at 11:02 amis Israel on social security ?
April 8th, 2009 at 11:03 amPromote Peace: Are you for real? What a ignorant ass you are if you truly believe the crap you just posted. If this is humor then I missed it. If you believe this shit, then F off troll.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:03 amPromote Peace Says:
FLAGGED! We have more than our share of racists on board lately, but this one needs to be banned.
PEACE
April 8th, 2009 at 11:05 amAGREED spencers butterfly mom!
April 8th, 2009 at 11:08 amP-P is just dropping turd bombs to then use as “evidence” of ‘librul’ hate. It’s a false flag scheme.
Promote Peace—destroy Israel. That is pathetic, even for a troll.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:09 amangels, no, “PromotePeace” is not for real. he’s a familiar, sad troll who every once in a while shows up with some lame handle (it usually has “Progress” capitalized in its name. Today it’s “Peace” instead) and he spouts these lame reactionary screeds that are supposed to be parodies of what right-wingers think are progressive positions. Then he over-cranks the nut, stripping the threads, as he adds the same kind of violent rhetoric that the right favors.
He can’t understand why his cover doesn’t last for even a single post.
Maybe if he didn’t have his pointed hood on under his baseball cap…
April 8th, 2009 at 11:10 ammmm… boiled egg…
April 8th, 2009 at 11:11 amMr. P, no one is buying your schtick.
Do you get your jollies out of getting unmasked? You make it pretty durn easy.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:12 amI don’t know which is more pathetic: how stupid trolls like ‘Promote Pee’ are, or how stupid they think WE are.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:12 amRasta holiday coming up on April 21st
Happy Grounation Day….can’t wait for Obama to have all the Rastafari brethren/sistren over for a spliff and some nyabinghi
April 8th, 2009 at 11:12 amHi Trajan!
April 8th, 2009 at 11:13 amFeeling particularly lonely today?
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promote peace,
when he isn’t trolling here
he works for “focus on the family”.
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have a nice day.
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April 8th, 2009 at 11:13 amWell how would you feel if you built a blog called “ThinkProgressWatch” and no one came to it?
April 8th, 2009 at 11:14 amI think having the Pesach Seder at the White House is a wonderful event. It shows how inclusive Pres. Obama truly is. It is unfortunate that other Presidents before him were creative enough to do this. WTG! Mr. Obama.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:16 amralph,
April 8th, 2009 at 11:17 amI completely forgot about that joke of a blog.
Is it still around? Still posting rap music from the 90’s?
I wonder how that Tenneesee skank ever made out or was that Kentucky. I can never remember….
April 8th, 2009 at 11:17 amWhat’s on the schedule for Beltane?
I don’t know. Maybe he should skip it this year.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:18 amIt would be UNCOOL to piss off the Druids, or those
cute fairies.
Thank you, Think Progress, for banning the hate troll and removing all the racist rants.
PEACE
April 8th, 2009 at 11:18 amOh my GOD I did not think it possible for the trolls to actually get any stupider
April 8th, 2009 at 11:19 am***
tp watch is an abandoned blog.
you don’t stop your car to visit
abandoned cars along the side
of the road. you just keep driving
and think to yourself “that’s sad.”
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April 8th, 2009 at 11:20 amFlagging, …flagging…. flagging….
Man, I feel like I’m prepping the ski slopes.
I’ve planted more flags here today than I have EVER in the years I’ve been here.
And, I am no lover of Israel (the nation and its policies, nor the extent to which America supports and aids them) — however, this troll is truly, truly offensive.
Please remove this idiot, and soon….
April 8th, 2009 at 11:21 amThere are more effective ways to argue against the promotion of Zionism, which I strongly doubt is the aim of Obama’s attendance of this event. Every religion has its share of dishing out and receiving s#!& in regards to “non-believers”, so we should take a step back and see this as an act of reconciliation, not condemnation of others.
The left has enough on its hands dealing with kneejerk reactions from Fox News, the Nation, Drudge Report, etc. Thinking this as a Jewish plot by the president against those of Arabic heritage is, at the very least, paranoid.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:21 amThanks to TP for removing and banning the racist troll. I don’t like flagging people who I disagree with, but this clown was way over the top.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:23 amspencers butterfly mom Says:
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Thank you, Think Progress, for banning the hate troll and removing all the racist rants.
Yay. Thank you TP.
Can I be done flagging for a while? I don’t particualrly enjoy it.
And I just don’t have a lot to say on this — I am glad to see the president acting in a professional statesman manner, and working his butt off.
Now — could the REST of our politicians actaully start working THEIR butts off (and, by the rod of Priapus, a LOT of them could lose a bit of butt).
April 8th, 2009 at 11:27 amIt sure would be nice if we could flag politicians like, Bachmann, Cantor, Jindal, Sanford and Palin. I would become a flagging fool.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:30 amWhich is exactly why “Happy Holidays” makes so much more sense than “Merry Christmas”…
April 8th, 2009 at 11:38 amAfter the televised speech to the Iranian people and this act of solidarity with the Jews , I nominate Mr Obama for the Rabbi Emmanuel Bronner award .
April 8th, 2009 at 11:41 amALL ONE GOD FAITH
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Proud, the only reason a comment like yours would shock anybody is that we’ve grown used to nothing but ridiculous reactionary opinions from you and yours.
So if you’re tacitly acknowledging your long history bereft of reasonable comments, then okay.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:42 amProud Says:
Just so I can say this once in my life. I agree pretty much completely with your post
April 8th, 2009 at 11:42 amdbadass, My god! you just made O’Reillys head explode. Good job, heh,heh…
April 8th, 2009 at 11:42 amProud Says: Why is this even a topic for discussion?
Contrary to trollish belief, all discussion is not negative. After 8 years, it is a welcome relief to have a President acting in a civilized manner. And the open hand is not just for face slapping, bible thumping and other forms of violent behavior.
A pat on the back gets much more done.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:50 amBlessed are the peace makers !
April 8th, 2009 at 11:50 amWho did the original letter go to? I can’t find a link to it anywhere, and I’d like to get a copy, if that’s possible.
April 8th, 2009 at 12:20 pmOur President comes with the respect and manners he learned as a child. How easy it is for people to forget God is not a Religion but Reiligions try to follow the teachings of God. Yes many use God’s name in vain as we’ve seen but their are those that truely believe and do their best. America is made up of many Religions but One God. The respect President Obama is showing is not only for his Jewish Staff but for all American Jews and the Jewish people around the World. It’s often said actions speak louder then words. Bush spoke and used God’s name but not action was done for 8 years. Last then 3 months in office President Obama has shown not only respect/manners but he’s allowed the World to see we have an American President who now works for the people and will guide us in the right direction.
April 8th, 2009 at 12:23 pmPerhaps Fox should collaborate with Think Progress and do a series of reports on Obama’s justice department’s burying the lawsuits and information needed to conduct them, on wireless wiretapping and extraordinary rendition ?
April 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pmObama has done some VERY amazing things in a very short time which have exceeded my expectation .However these are not among them !
National security is not enhanced by leaving the rest of the planet and our own citizenry the impression that we do not abide by our international or constitutional agreements and that when our elected officials act illegally torturing and acting in such a way as to lead to the deaths of a million people their criminality is protected by the very officials who have sworn to uphold the law !
oops wrong thread …..
April 8th, 2009 at 12:46 pmYoungSloshee Says:
Thinking this as a Jewish plot by the president against those of Arabic heritage is, at the very least, paranoid.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:21 am
No one is thinking this. You are a f ucking moron.
April 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pmWhat about the separation of AIPAC and State?
April 8th, 2009 at 12:53 pmCheck out this modern take on the Hagadah:
April 8th, 2009 at 1:19 pmLink button no worky:
http://9a4440c5.fb.joyent.us/haggadah/ultraModern2.php
April 8th, 2009 at 1:20 pmbatbird Says @ 42:
What’s on the schedule for Beltane?
OK, as I was reading the comments, I thought to myself that we could expect President Obama at Folsom Street Festival, Southern Decadence, or at least at NYC Gay Pride Parade.
Then I read your comment. And now I have to clean my screen.
Thanks for the great laugh!
April 8th, 2009 at 1:30 pmIt’s difficult for me to ignore the massacre of over 1,000 women and children in the Gaza refugee camps less than two months ago.
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/war_on_gaza/
April 8th, 2009 at 2:37 pmfreeman Says:
Blessed are the peace makers !
I thought it was the cheese makers.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:46 pmdelafield – what does that have to do with having a seder at the White House? Are you implying that all seder-goers are responsible for what happened in Gaza?
April 8th, 2009 at 2:48 pmDumb Question about the inevitable criticism of Obama extending Passover observances, Muslim greetings, etc:
Let’s imagine the next elected president is an orthodox, observant, jew.
If President X observed only the jewish customs but didn’t extend greetings for Chrismas and Easter, what would the outrage level be ?
April 8th, 2009 at 3:07 pmI’ll bet Nixon didn’t hold no f$%cking seders!
April 8th, 2009 at 3:58 pmHoly Cow…
75 Comments, and not one reference to what Passover is About.
It celebrated the Jews Liberation from SLAVERY in Egypt.
“Let my People Go” and all that.
This Holiday might just Strike A chord with an African American first Family. Moses was a popular icon in the Civil Rights Struggle.
April 8th, 2009 at 4:27 pmbadger wins the afikomen!
April 8th, 2009 at 4:38 pmACTUALLY THE SPECIFIC RECORD BEING BROKEN…..
April 8th, 2009 at 5:08 pmOBAMA will be the first black president to attend a sedar.
awww…. come on…. it was funny
Seder’s have been done by Catholic Churches in America for the past 20 or so years. It is a great way to understand and appreciate the last Supper and the religion from which it springs. It is a wonderful comment on Pres. Obama that he is willingly taking part in this feast and involving his children. Says a lot about him.
April 9th, 2009 at 8:58 amWhen he asks the head of the CIA to hide the afikomen, you KNOWthe kids will never find it…
April 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amI sent the Obamas my Bubbe’s special Passover macaroon recipe:
1. Open can.
2. Serve.
3. Eat.
See
http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/moses-and-macaroons/
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April 18th, 2009 at 5:49 amsac ekimi
What happen to the separation of government and religion?
April 30th, 2009 at 10:31 am