SAN DIEGO — The Downtown Seder: City Winery’s annual Seder which streamed Monday night features famous singers like David Broza and Peter Yarrow, comedians like Lewis Black, and prominent public figures like Dr. Ruth and Jerry Nadler. The 2014 Downtown Seder is also online. Here are some other examples of streaming Passover fare:
The Animated Haggadah: Claymation version of the Passover story for kids.
The Devil’s Arithmetic: Adaptation of Jane Yolen’s story about an American Jewish teenager who learns about the meaning of Passover and the Holocaust by time travelling to the latter. Amazon and Vudu.
“Faith Off: Easter vs. Passover,” John Stewart.
“It’s Passover Grover,”Sesame Street:
Passover-Mayim Bialik.
Passover Seder-Mendy Pellin Standup Comedian.
Passover Videos on YouTube: Over 650 Passover Videos on one website.
“Seder Anything:” Gossip Girl, Season 2, Episode 21.
Seders in the Time of Coronavirus-Museum of Jewish Heritage: Liza Schoenfein, Adeena Sussman, and Jane Eisner discuss holding Seders in this trying year.
Songs for a Family Seder, Kar-Ben Publishing.
Song Playlists for Your Passover Seder.
“Transparent,” Season 3, Episode 10: The Pfefferman’s improvise a Seder on a cruise ship. Amazon.
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Laurie Baron, Ph.D, is professor emeritus of European History at San Diego State University; a humor columnist (in his own name and in that of his dog Elona), and is an authority on Jewish-themed movies, particularly those dealing with the Holocaust. To see an archive of his stories, please click on his byline at the top of this page. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com