GREENSBORO, N.C. -- What is traditionally celebrated with large gatherings of friends, family, and community, Passover this year is getting the COVID-19 makeover.
Jewish centers around the country are having to shift to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people that would normally be gathering there rather than home. Greensboro's Rabbi Yosef Plotkin says most people are going to be home or even alone when it comes to Passover, which is an unusual way of celebrating.
Social distancing is causing the celebration to be a little different this year, but Rabbi Plotkin at Chabad Lubavitch in Greensboro says he's trying to help. The Jewish center normally hosts a 100 plus person dinner, but this year he's putting together "Seder-To-Go" kits for people to take home with them.
“Which will enable people in their own home, whether they’re alone or with a spouse or with their children, to have a full on Passover Seder like they would typically have with family and friends," Plotkin says.
The To-Go kits have all the things necessary to have a proper Passover. The rabbi adds, this is the most celebrated Jewish observance in the world. The eight day religious celebration starts at sundown on Wednesday.
The pandemic has thrown a wrench into everyone's plans, including Steven Greenstein's. He tells us he planned on having 20 people over to their house, but things have changed. He too will be taking home a "Seder-To-Go" kit.
“We’ve adapted to this year, how we are celebrating, much like how they adapted when they left Egypt. The bread didn’t rise and that’s why we have matzoh, so in those days they adapted and in this time we are adapting just a little more than we do normally," Greenstein said.
Volunteers will be bringing the kits to homes just in time for the holiday. If you'd like to order a 'Seder-To-Go' kit you can do so by clicking here.
Greensboro Rabbi Makes 'Seder-To-Go' Kits to Celebrate Passover Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
PUBLISHED 7:52 PM EDT Apr. 07, 2020