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Posted By richards on April 6, 2015

Moroccan Haroset Balls, Savory Brisket and Carrot Souffle!

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First Family Freedom: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a Passover Seder dinner in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House on April 3.

Published April 05, 2015.

Moroccan haroset balls, savory holiday brisket and carrot souffle were on the menu at the annual White House Seder.

The guests finished the meal with raspberry ganache marjolaine, and triple layer chocolate macaroon cake, according to the White House.

The guest list for Friday nights seder was not made public. It is the seventh time that President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have hosted a White House Seder.

Susan Barocas, a Washington-based filmmaker and foodie, served as guest chef for the meal, alongside White House chef Cris Comerford, according to the White House, to create the meal that incorporated both Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions and which included dishes prepared by family members of several of the Seders attendees.

In recounting the story of the Exodus from Egypt, the joined their guests in performing the Seder rituals and followed the Haggadahs command that we see ourselves as though we personally were liberated from Egypt. And they acknowledged how this story has inspired generations of Americans in the struggle for civil rights, according to the White House.

President Obama issued Passover greetings on Friday to those celebrating Passover in the United States, in the state of Israel and throughout the world.

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White House Seder Included Ashkenazic, Sephardic Traditions

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