OneFamily Seder Retreat for Bereaved Families – Their Pain, Our Responsibility

This Passover, thousands of families will sit in silence. Not because they forgot the Haggadah — but because their world was shattered. They lost their husbands. Their wives. Their children. Some on October 7. Some before. Some after. And now, as the rest of us gather around warm tables filled with love and tradition — they face an empty chair. An unbearable void where a voice once sang “Ma Nishtana.” Where laughter used to echo. Where there was once a family — whole, alive, together. Can you imagine what it feels like? To sit at a Seder table with a fresh scar that your child or your parents were murdered. To hear “Next year in Jerusalem” when your future has already been stolen? They don’t need us to provide matzah. They need us to know that someone sees their pain. That they are not alone. At OneFamily, we bring these grieving families together for Three days. For a Seder of shared heartbreak, understanding, and quiet healing. They don’t have to explain the tears. No one looks away. They are surrounded by others who truly get it. But this year, the need is overwhelming. So many families. So much sorrow. We do not have the resources to bring everyone in. Unless you help. Right now. Your donation means one more chair at the table. One more mother who doesn’t cry alone. One more child who feels held — even just for one night. One more child who will be in atmosphere of joy; the joy of Passover. The joy of being together with the family that they still have. Please don’t turn away. They’ve lost enough already. Donate now. Help us make sure no bereaved family sits in silence this Seder night.