Danby and Dr. Marvin Meital outside the synagogue in Madeira

Two weeks ago, we told you about Jerusalem residents Danby and Dr. Marvin Meital who, with Shavei Israel's help, organized the first Passover Seder in centuries on the Portuguese island of Madeira. 

Well, the article went viral: it was picked up by newspapers and websites around the world and became the basis for a 3-page in-depth piece that appeared on the front page of the main newspaper in Lisbon, Portugal's capital.

The result: "as soon as we arrived in Madeira at noon on Monday, the day of the Seder, we were overwhelmed with phone calls," Danby Meital tells us, excitedly. "The phone didn't stop ringing until 6:00 PM," just before the holiday, and participation in the Meital's Seder increased by more than 50%, with 20 people attending in the end, compared with the original 13 expected. Response was so positive, in fact, that the group met a second time for a meal during the Shabbat of Pesach.