Second gentleman Doug Emhoff's first Passover at the White House brings host of changes...
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff's first Passover at the White House brings host of changes to traditional celebration
By Jason Hoffman and Jasmine Wright, CNN
Updated 9:29 AM ET, Fri March 26, 2021
(CNN)There are very few firsts at a Passover Seder, the traditional holiday meal Jewish people have celebrated for centuries. But for second gentleman Doug Emhoff, this Passover is very different than any he has celebrated in the past.
"Now this is a moment of many firsts," Emhoff declared, sitting solo in front of the White House logo, at a virtual Passover celebration at the White House on Thursday. It's a nod not only to his wife's historic role as the first woman, first Black and South Asian vice president. But also, his own, as the first Jewish spouse in the White House, leading its first Passover event live streamed for the masses, days before the actual holiday.
"We are gathered today for the first Passover celebration of the Biden-Harris administration and I'm excited to join you as the first ever second gentleman, married to the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States. And as the first Jewish spouse of a president or a vice president," Emhoff added.
White House officials say Emhoff respects the significance of his role as the first Jewish spouse of the first or second family.
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