The White House seder-CORRECTED

 Here’s the photo of this year’s White House seder, which I’ve already seen multiple times in social media:

Aside from Obama, I can make out Mik Moore, the consultant behind "The Great Schlep" in 2008*, Alison Silber, a lawyer and her husband  Eric Lesser, a former special assistant to David Axelrod, first second from left on the side facing the camera;  Jarrod Bernstein, the White House liaison to the Jewish community, second from right on the same side. Arun Chadhary, the White House videographer, is to the right of Obama. Herbie Ziskend, a staffer in Joe Biden’s office, is at the far right and the woman with the red dress, sitting next to the empty chair for Elijah, is Hildy Kuryk, Bernstein’s wife and a fundraiser. I got these from Bernstein’s Facebook page; Lynn Sweet at the Chicago Sun Times identifies a few others facing the camera. Any other IDs? Going by "backs of heads I have seen in real life" I’m guessing that fourth from left on side facing away from the camera is Valerie Jarrett, and that next to her in the green sweater is Michelle Obama. (*I fell for Moore’s Facebook gag. He and Lesser kinda look alike.)

Here’s a partial list of attendees, from the White House:

· President Barack Obama 

· First Lady Michelle Obama 

· Malia Obama 

· Sasha Obama 

· Jarrod Bernstein 

· Arun Chaudhary 

· Valerie Jarrett 

· Lisa Kohnke 

· Eric Lesser 

· Cookie Offerman 

· Avery Robinson 

· Susah Sher 

· Samantha Tubman 

· Eric Whitaker 

· Melissa Winter 

· Herbie Ziskend

And here are notes from a White House official:

We will again use the Maxwell House Haggadah. It will be not strictly kosher but kosher style. The White House kitchen is doing most of the cooking. The menu largely consists of family recipes provided by the staff. Among those family recipes: chicken soup with matzoh balls, braised beef brisket, noodle kugel, carrot soufflé, and matzoh chocolate cake. It will also include a charoset recipe that Jewish author and chef Joan Nathan brought to the White House last week. More information on that recipe here.