- November 18, 2024
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Hosts Larry and Roberta Straff
Michael and Susan Master
Mark Grebler and Bob Simmons
Kenny Gorman and Gloria Bergman
David Raker and Dan Raker
Roberta Straff and Marcia Gutridge
Bob Simmons and Vicki Profetta
Gary Profetta, Patrice Greene and Terrie Ducray
Xuerui Salenger and Teresa Simmons
Elliot and Xuerui Salenger
Gosia Pilch, Judy Kozlowski, Cathy Kaplinski and Susan Levine
Laurie Deane, Sandy Schonhoff, Marcia Gutridge and Layne Smaller
Tricia Jeffery and Carole Gehring
Sheri Ford, Roberta Straff and Xuerui Salenger
Jeanne Graham, Roberta Straff and Braun Graham
Guests recite prayers during the Passover seder at the Straff Passover Party on April 10 at the home of Roberta and Larry Straff.
Roberta Straff and Michael Johnson
The seder plate — this one found on the table during the Passover seder at the Straff Passover Party on April 10 at the home of Roberta and Larry Straff — consists of several symbolic items, many of which represent the struggle of slavery.
Susan Masters breaks the matzah bread during the Passover seder at the Straff Passover Party on April 10 at the home of Roberta and Larry Straff.
Susan Masters raises a cup for the prophet Miriam during the Passover seder at the Straff Passover Party on April 10 at the home of Roberta and Larry Straff.
Roberta and Larry Straff’s kitchen was so crowded April 10 that guests were spilling into the living room in order to listen to the Passover seder.
Several neighbors and other friends — some who had never attended a seder prior — came together at the couple’s Bay Isles Bayou residence to celebrate the first night of Passover.
Guests enjoyed cocktails made by bartender/host Larry Straff, munched on appetizers and mingled by the pool before gathering around the seder table for what the front of their packets called “A 30-Minute Seder: The Haggadah that Blends Brevity with Tradition.”
The shortened service was led by self-proclaimed stand-in rabbi Susan Master and assisted by Elliot Salenger. They said the motzi blessing, shared the story of Passover and explained the meanings behind the various herbs and other symbolic items on the seder plate before breaking the matzah bread and inviting everyone to eat.
“We cut straight to the wine drinking and the matzah,” Master said while explaining the brevity of the ceremony and how guests prefer it rather than having a more traditional seder that lasts several hours. “It’s become quite a tradition.”
