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The role of women in The Redem
A close reading of the beginning of Exodus shows that a number of women were involved in bringing about the redemption.● Shifra & Puah, the midwives,(Jewish or Egyptian?) ref ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Reuven Werber -
Shortened Modernized Gender-Ne
BOLD = Leader Italics = Participant ...Hallelcontributed by S. Isaac Dowd -
The Cup of Redemption
There, in the very center of the Seder table, stands a special, ornate kiddush-cup brimming with wine, awaiting the one still expected but as yet un-arrived guest -- the prophet Elijah. Will Elijah come this year, to drink of ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Two Cups - Elijah's and M
Everybody knows that we place a cup of wine for the prophet Eliah at the center of the Seder table. At a dramatic moment in the Seder, the door is opened to welcome this usually un ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Parsley, Sages, Saltwater and
We dip a green vegetable, often parsley, into saltwater and recite the blessing for green foods that grow in the ground.Why? The traditional reason, according to the Sages of the a ...Karpascontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Avadim Hayinu (We were slaves
We were slaves in Egypt,So long ago.An evil king oppressed us,That cruel Pharaoh!God sent MosesTo redeem us,To take us out of slavery.That's how God kept the promiseTo set us free. ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Dayenu (English - song))
If God had only set us free,Redeemed us all from slavery,That would have been enough for me!Dayenu...If God had given us Shabbat,That really would have meant a lot,But did God stop there?No, God did not!Dayenu...God's Torah we wer ...-- Closingcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Women's seder introductio
The word Haggadah means the Telling. On many other festivals we are commanded to listen. We must hear the Megillah on Purim, we must hear the Shofar on Rosh Hashana. But on Pesach ...Introductioncontributed by Alexandra Benjamin
