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When it comes to celebrating Passover, the commemoration of the Hebrews\u2019 liberation from Egyptian slavery, Las Vegas is a place observant Jewish tourists traditionally pass over. Not that there aren\u2019t options. Many temples hold open seders. And the Earl Grey Caf\u00e9 at the JW Marriott, the Bagel Caf\u00e9, and Honey Salt are known for their kosher-for-Passover holiday spreads.<\/p>\n
But all these options are miles from the Strip — and the most observant of Jews follow strict Torah law forbidding them from riding in cars, or using electricity, on the Sabbath.<\/p>\nBeginning April 4, Resorts World is hosting what is believed to be the first Orthodox Jewish Passover ever held on the Las Vegas Strip. (Image: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Starting this year, a Jewish non-profit called the Shabbat Inc. is changing all that by bringing Passover to the Strip for\u00a0 what is believed to be the first time. Running April 4-16, its \u201cPassover Shabbaton Las Vegas\u201d experience at Resorts World will include a choreographed sing-along Haggadah show and five-star kosher seder dinner prepared by award-winning chefs on the first night of Passover, April 5.<\/p>\n
Other days and nights will include Jewish acapella bands, classes with rabbis, standup comedy, and discount tickets to events around town. There\u2019s also an indoor children\u2019s playground and private swimming, and optional excursions planned to Mt. Charleston, Zion National Park, and Red Rock Canyon.<\/p>\nResorts World will serve a traditional, kosher-for-Passover feast. (Image: onthestrip.com<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Oy, Vegas!<\/h2>\n
Traditional Jewish law is difficult enough to adhere to at home, much less in Sin City. But Areyah Rifkin, founder and president of the Shabbat Inc., managed to get Resorts World to provide the program with Shabbos elevators — a special mode that doesn\u2019t require users to touch elevator buttons. He also got the resort to change the plumbing fixtures in the rooms rented by the party to non-automated — no small undertaking — since automated sensors constitute the use of electricity.<\/p>\n
\u201cI contacted and toured 55 Las Vegas resorts and found only one capable and willing to work with the Jewish community,\u201d Rifkin told the Jewish Journal<\/em>. \u201cAs all this was coming together, I worked night and day developing videos, marketing materials, digital assets, and messaging and managing a team of web developers. I work every minute I\u2019m awake.\u201d<\/p>\n
After Passover, the Shabbat Inc. plans a year-round series of communal sabbaths centered around Resorts World\u2019s fully stocked five-star kosher kitchen.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur programming is for singles, families and children, and we welcome Sephardic, Orthodox, Chabad, Carlebachian — any observant\u00a0outlook,\u201d Rifkin told the Jewish Journal.<\/em> \u201cThe size and elasticity of Resorts World provides us the unique opportunity to run simultaneous programs for singles, couples, and kids of all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, visit theshabbat.org\/passover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When it comes to celebrating Passover, the commemoration of the Hebrews\u2019 liberation from Egyptian slavery, Las Vegas is a place observant Jewish tourists traditionally pass over. Not that there aren\u2019t options. Many temples hold open seders. And the Earl Grey Caf\u00e9 at the JW Marriott, the Bagel Caf\u00e9, and Honey Salt are known for their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":261108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886,82353],"tags":[85175,85179,23,82012,85176,82138,85177,85178],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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