Orange County Kindershule

It was a Passover Seder with a difference. There was the usual array of matzo, hard-boiled eggs and horseradish. Several times during the service, the celebrants, mostly children and their parents, rose and sat in accordance with custom. And, as always, they sang song after song about freedom. Yet there was something unusual about this recent gathering at a clubhouse in early observance of the 3,000-year-old holiday commemorating events surrounding the Jewish exodus from Egypt.

It was a Passover Seder with a difference. There was the usual array of matzo, hard-boiled eggs and horseradish. Several times during the service, the celebrants, mostly children and their parents, rose and sat in accordance with custom. And, as always, they sang song after song about freedom. Yet there was something unusual about this recent gathering at a clubhouse in early observance of the 3,000-year-old holiday commemorating events surrounding the Jewish exodus from Egypt.

South County Chabad Jewish Center's "Hanukkah Celebration 1991" will be Sunday and include the lighting of a 20-foot menorah by Irvine Mayor Sally Anne Sheridan. A children's rally will be at 2 p.m. to be followed by the outdoor activities at 4 p.m. A live orchestra will play during the menorah lighting. All are invited to the event at 4872 Royce Road, Irvine. Information: (714) 786-5000. A Hanukkah Open House hosted by Orange County Kindershule and the Jewish Secular Assn.