Submitter Information (Section 1 of 6)
I am a: Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow
First Name: Rachel
Last Name: Habush
E-mail: [email protected]
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SUNY at Stony Brook
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Program Information (Section 2 of 6)
Program Title: FYSH Chocolate Seder
Program Summary - Please give a 1-2 sentence description of your program. This summary will be shown when people are browsing or searching for programs.
The Chocolate Seder is a program used on many campuses to celebrate Passover in a fun yet educational way. We used the Seder to allow freshmen students (FYSH) to take on leadership roles and make the transition into empowerment.
Program Description - Please describe your program in detail. You will have an opportunity later to describe the planning process of the program in detail. Please limit yourself to a description of the program itself here.
The Chocolate Seder is a version of the traditional Passover meal (the seder) that has been translated into chocolate. Every aspect of the “normal” Seder has a chocolate equivalent in the Chocolate Seder: the beitzah becomes a chocolate egg, wine is chocolate milk, and salt water is Hershey’s syrup. Fortunately, we already had a Chocolate Hagaddah that had been adapted by a previous JCSC here so we used that and elaborated, making every part of the Seder related to both Passover and chocolate. And of course, there was lots of free chocolate to eat!
When was this program implemented? (Use the first time if it ran more than once or was part of a series.)
March 2001
- To celebrate Passover in a fun and educational way.
- To allow freshmen to take on leadership/empowerment roles for the first time.
I definitely met and exceeded my goals for this program. The Seder itself ran smoothly and was very fun for all who attended. The freshmen who were involved in planning the program learned a lot and felt proud of the outcome of their work.
Passover
What type of program is this? (check all that apply)
Educational
Jewish Holidays
Jewish Learning
Leadership training
Religious & cultural
Social
Did this program contain any content or raise awareness for any of the following issues (check all that apply):
For whom was this program planned? (check all that apply)
First year students
Upperclassmen
Graduate students
Young Professionals
Commuter students
Students who live on-campus
Greeks / fraternity / sorority
Everyone
Why was this program planned? What did you want to do? (Check all that apply)
Campus / Hillel tradition
Education
For fun
Holiday
To engage new people
Once a Year
Has this program received any grants?
Grants from Hillel's International Center:
No grants received from Hillel’s International Center
Has this program won any awards?
Hillel's International Center Awards:
No award received from Hillel’s International Center
Program Planning (Section 3 of 6)
1-3 months
Over 20 hours
Which people or organizations were involved in planning the program (check all that apply)?
Students
Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow
Clubs or other Student Organizations on campus
How many people did it take to plan and implement this
program?
Planning
4-8
4-8
21-25
16-20
Please describe the planning process for this program, step by step.
Prior to the Seder, we had several FYSH meetings to sit down and brainstorm about how we wanted it to go. In one meeting, the students participated in a creativity exercise using chocolate to make a picture of why they were here (here meaning Hillel). As it came closer to the event, we went through the Chocolate Hagaddah and divided up the different parts of the Seder, planning and publicity. One student went shopping with me for the seder items, one agreed to lead the actual seder, and a couple sat with me while we did a “FYSHing for Chocolate” table to publicize the event (passers-by reached in to take some free chocolate & a flyer). The day before and the day of the event, students and I made up some visual aids and prepared all of the foods for the Seder.
Materials/resources needed - As a guide for whomever might replicate this program, please describe all the materials/resources that you needed to create this program. Use the following as a guide: food, copies, paper / office supplies, decorations, telephone / e-mail / web, lighting, stage, audio / visual equipment, people (for posting flyers, sitting at tables, ...) etc.
Food: wine (chocolate milk), salt water (Hershey’s syrup), matzah (chocolate-covered matzah), beitzah/egg = (chocolate egg), z’roah/shank bone (chocolate lollipop), charoset (mix of snickers, chocolate chips, Hershey’s syrup, marshmallow fluff), karpas (strawberries), maror/bitter herbs (bittersweet chocolate), chazeret (green M&M’s) and miscellaneous other chocolate
Copies: flyers made at the campus print shop
Paper supplies: forks, knives, spoons, cups, small cups, plates, bowls, tablecloths
Decorations: posters decorated with chocolate and a chocolate version of the song “Who knows one?”
People: students and staff posted flyers, tabled, and helped with set-up/clean-up
Budget (Section 4 of 6)
The amounts here are in: US Dollars
Please fill in the income and expenses for your program below. If an item does not apply, you may leave it blank. This form will not total amounts for you.
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Income |
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Source |
Amount |
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Local Hillel/Hillel
Student Organization/Jewish Students Association |
25 |
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Campus Clubs or
Organizations |
100 |
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Expenses |
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Item |
Amount |
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Groceries |
109.05 |
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More groceries |
15.71 |
Program Implementation (Section 5 of 6)
Co-sponsorship
Fliers / posters / table tents / etc.
Giveaways (t-shits-etc.)
Tabling
Voicemail
Web
Word of mouth
Where did the program take place? University building or other on campus location
The event was a seder (Jewish holiday celebration) so the different parts of the Seder were presented and explained at a beginner level.
Program Follow-Up (Section 6 of 6)
What are your suggestions for someone who plans a similar program in the future? Why was or wasn't this program a success?
This event was very successful and it was a great opportunity to involve students and do leadership development. I recommend thoroughly going through your Hagaddah before the Seder to become familiar with the layout and all of the necessary ingredients.
What impact did the program have? How were students Jewishly enriched and what did they specifically learn?
The students learned about the holiday of Passover, and that Jewish holidays can be fun and not just boring.
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Make it a downloadable form that can then be emailed to be submitted. It was very time-consuming to have to copy and paste each question into a word document, both so the information online would not be lost and so I could keep a copy for my records.
Over 45 minutes