The first time the Tepman family gathered around the seder table in America was in 1905 in Jersey City, NJ. It was a long way from the ancestral home in Pinsk, on the Russian-Polish border!

While relocation, assimilation and the passage of time have frayed the fabric of many Jewish traditions, not so this family’s seder. This Spring, 125 years later, Bergers, Presses, Danzigers — and those with other names — will come together again to celebrate this joyous tradition.

But somewhere between the warm hugs and the bittersweet goodbyes, something special is going to happen. If you’ve reached the age where you might be considered an ‘elder’ or ‘senior’ (75 or older might be a good age, no matter how good your cholesterol level is), then we’d like to talk. Not just to kibitz, but to record a conversation about what it was like growing up, what you’ve learned and come to believe over the years … really whatever you’d like to say. We’ll then safely and securely preserve the recording for your family and friends to enjoy, now and forever. Oh, and did we mention that there’s no cost to create a Lasting Voice?

Listen to this excerpt by Karen Funkenstein to hear exactly what we’re talking about, and if you’re interested, send a message to John Nolan (married to Karen’s daughter Amy) and we’ll get things started. He can be reached at [JN email].

We hope to see, and hear, you in April!