Obama Beomes First President To Host A White House Seder

On Thursday, Barack Obama became the first President to host a Passover seder at the White House. According to Politico, the origins of the event were a year ago when a year ago some of Obama’s campaign staff held an impromptu seder in the basement of the Sheraton in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After ending that seder with the traditional "Next year in Jerusalem," they added: "next year in the White House." The White House website carries a photo of the 20-person seder held in the Old Family Dining Room, with Obama reading from the Haggadah.