Tonight, many Jewish teens will sit down with their families for the Passover Seder. But for teens from the Jewish Academy in Maitland, Fla., this year’s feast will remind them that others are not so lucky. The academy recently held a Hunger Seder, which focused the traditional readings and foods on the issues of hunger and food waste. With each cup of grape juice came a vow of change: to feed communities, to find and nourish those in need, to convince neighborhood leaders to abolish hunger and to work toward a world in which food is available for all.

“It’s sad not everybody has enough to eat while the rest of us are so much more fortunate,” Alana Slone, 13, told the Orlando Sentinel’s Jeff Kunerth.

Teens at the Jewish Academy in Maitland, Fla., recently held a Hunger Seder to raise awareness of food waste and hunger. (Photo by GEORGE SKENE, Orlando Sentinel)