Celebrating Seder in Kathmandu

April 20, 2005

Source: The Jerusalem Post

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull%26cid=1113963506069

On April 20, 2005 The Jerusalem Post reported, "The legend of Seder in Kathmandu, like Himalayan treks and Yeti sightings, has taken on an almost mystical aura. Every year, thousands of young Israelis backpacking through Nepal - located between China and India - converge on the capital, Kathmandu, to participate in what is billed as 'the largest Seder in the world.' It is a far cry from the Seder's modest beginnings 22 years ago, when I found myself there with Pessah two days away and no place to go. This year, Chabad-Lubavitch says it will airlift 7,000 pieces of gefilte fish, 7,600 bottles of wine, 1,000 chickens and four tons of other Pessah necessities."