Passover in Colorado Springs: 'No one is free until all are free'

Watermelon on the plate during a lesson on Sunday about Passover’s ritualist and symbolic Seder meal was a surprise to some adults at Temple Beit Torah, a reform synagogue in Colorado Springs. Dr. Jamie Aminsharifi, whose young son was feeding her pieces of matzah, or unleavened bread, from his serving, wasn’t familiar with the addition. “That’s a thing that’s really cool about modern Judaism — it’s constantly adapting,” she said. “A lot of our traditions are very old, but we’re constantly finding new twists on them.” About 70 members of...