A Seder now considered one of the largest in the world is set to mark its 30th anniversary in what could be considered unlikely location: Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.
The communal event has become a regular fixture in this part of the Himalayas for the past three decades — but the first one, organised at a time before mass communications, was a significant challenge.
That Seder was the brainchild of then-rabbinical students Mendel Kastel and Mendel Lipskier, who arrived in Kathmandu just days before Passover in April 1989.
Visiting Nepal on their way to attend yeshiva in Australia, they worked together make sure the spaces were cleaned and all the chametz disposed, utensils koshered and food provided.
