Wine for Passover: More Than Four Cups!

Wine for Passover: More Than Four Cups!

10am PDT

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The wines we choose for our seder table can tell powerful stories about our culture, regional identities and ritual.

Join South African wine entrepreneur and media maverick Wayne Sussman as he shares insights and tips about kosher wines for the holiday, as well as his personal journey to creating an unapologetically Jewish wine.

In conversation with AJU’s VP of Communications, Michelle Starkman.

To purchase wines for Passover, see Wayne Sussman’s recommendations here.

Wayne Sussman is the co-founder of Unorthodox Wines, a unique South African kosher wine with a standout label. The wines have been available on the East Coast, the Mid Atlantic and much of the Midwest and will soon be coming to California and the Pacific Northwest.

Wayne lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. When he is not working on the growth of Unorthodox Wines, he is focused on the steel industry and also often appears on South African television and radio, commenting on politics. He is also deeply involved in the South African Jewish community, where he chairs numerous organizations and plays a leading role in organizations like Limmud and Habonim Dror. He also sits on the board of the Morris Isaacson Centre for Music. The Morris Isaacson School was integral to the Soweto Uprising in 1976. The events at that school on June 16, 1976 shook South Africa and the reverberations were felt across the world.

He is married to Leigh, who is a Yiddish singer and has two children Benjamin Biden and Ella Aria.

Michelle Starkman was appointed AJU’s Vice President of Communications in March 2020. In this position, Michelle is responsible for leading the university’s internal and external communications strategies, including media relations. Michelle also oversees digital content, manages the University’s marketing strategy, advertising, and serves on the university’s senior team. Prior to joining AJU in 2017, Michelle served as Admissions and Marketing Director at a local Jewish day school, and as the Director of Marketing and Communications for a local management consulting firm. Michelle holds an MBA from Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business, and an M.A. and B.A. in Political Science from Cal State Northridge.