Elizabeth Rotfeld, Rye Brook Seniors coordinator, leads the room in prayer before drinking the fourth cup of wine, symbolizing Jewish rededication to freedom, during the Passover Seder at the Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center at 32 Garibaldi Pl. on Tuesday, Apr. 3.
Joan McGrath Greve (right) and Anna Amaturo, Louis Court friends and neighbors, are happy to enjoy their gefilte fish together at the Seder.
After setting aside her gefilte fish for later, Louis Court resident Carmela Bruni uses a spoon to chop her giant matzo ball into smaller pieces.
Hillcrest Avenue resident Bill Barber and 14-year-old Port Chester Middle School student Noah Rotfeld are seated at the head of the table, right in front of the Seder plate with foods symbolizing the story of Passover.
Alice Jensen of Louis Court prepares brisket and veggies dinner plates for the 40 attendees during the Seder’s meal break.
Using grape juice to represent wine, Rye Brook Seniors Coordinator Elizabeth Rotfeld pours the traditional cup for Elijah.
Concluding the Passover feast, Berkley Drive resident Lynn Freedman (right) and Rye Brook Seniors Coordinator Elizabeth Rotfeld sing “Dayenu” into the microphone.
King Street resident Marie Cacace takes a short break before finishing her matzo ball soup.
A stack of matzo and a bottle of grape juice, representing red wine, are situated at every table.
Woodland Avenue resident Barbara Nardi and Greenway Circle resident Joan Gourin catch up with each other over a hot plate of brisket.
