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        <title><![CDATA[Andy Cohen, Billy Porter to participate in virtual Passover seder for charity]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How’s this for the mazel of the day?</p><p>A star-studded lineup of celebs including <strong>Andy Cohen</strong>, <strong>Billy Porter</strong> and <strong>Cynthia Erivo</strong> are virtually gathering to host a Passover Seder that will raise money for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s emergency response fund.</p><p>The charitable fundraiser starts on Saturday night at 8 p.m ET and will be streamed free, exclusively on YouTube.</p><p>The traditional meal which commemorates the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt is usually a multi-hour affair filled with numerous glasses of wine and much prayer.</p><p>This event, produced by Broadway veteran Adam Kantor and culinary entrepreneur Brian Bordainick, will be a little more light-hearted and plans to tell the tale of the Jew&#8217;s flight from Egypt through music and comedy.</p><p>Other celebs who are slated to appear include Ben Platt, Billy Eichner, Debra Messing, Jason Alexander, Josh Groban, Henry Winkler, Finn Wolfhard and Idina Menzel.&nbsp; Rabbis David Wolpe, Sharon Brous, and Amichai Lau-Lavie will be on hand.</p><p>&#8220;In a time of confinement and uncertainty, a rag-tag team of Jews and non-Jewish Passover enthusiasts felt it was more important than ever to channel creative energies and gather community,&#8221; Alex Edelman said in a statement reported via <strong>The Hollywood Reporter.</strong></p><p>He added, &#8220;We’re thrilled to be reinterpreting the timeless story of liberation and renewal while raising money for those on the front lines enduring — and fighting — an actual plague.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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