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The Ten Plagues - help us drea
Shekhinah, soften our hearts and the hearts of our enemies. Help us to dream new pathsto freedom, so that the next sea-opening is not also a drowning; so that our singing isnever a ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Kara Wentworth -
For Fresh Greens: Introduction
Fresh, crisp greens remind us of spring, of new beginnings, of hope. Salt water reminds us of the long, sad season of our slavery. As we mix the two together, we remember tha ...Karpascontributed by heidi aycock -
BaShanah HaZeh - song
This page includes a video of Eliana Lights singing her "Ba Shanah HaZeh" song (and a pdf of the lyrics) focusing on the issue of child labor in the cocoa fields. She set it to the tune of Ba Shanah HaBa'ah "because of its h ...Songscontributed by Ilana Schatz -
Fair Trade Dayenu song
This page contains a video of Talia Cooper singing her song, "Fair Trade Dayenu" to the traditional melody, and pdf of the lyrics for download. It addresses the issue of child labor in the cocoa fields and what each of ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Ilana Schatz -
Joseph the Unrighteous
My article criticizing Joseph's ecnomic policies in Egypt-- Exodus Storycontributed by Berel Dov Lerner -
Four Allies, Four Questions fo
This insert was created by the Keshet Parent & Family Connection. We provide confidential support to other parents of LGBTQ Jewish children and family members. Learn more>&g ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Bonnie Rosenabum -
Ten Ways to Bring Human Rights
Ten Ways to Bring Human Rights to Your Seder1. Place a tomato on your seder plate in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers,agricultural workers who are eradicating sla ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by TAMAR FOX -
Why we remember
Bell HooksIf I were really asked to define myself, I wouldn’t start with race; I wouldn’t start with blackness; I wouldn’t start with gender; I wouldn’t start with feminism. I would start with stripping down to what fundam ...Covercontributed by Ariela Rothstein -
Maror
Maror comes from the hebrew word for bitter. The maror symbolizes the bitt ...Covercontributed by Sara Balsam -
Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
As history is told, this song began as a spiritual among African slaves in the United States. The lyrics reminded singers that they would finally be safe and welcome in heaven. But the song changed when it was adopted as a civil r ...Songscontributed by emmaia gelman -
Jewish Solidarity woth Native
JSNAP PASSOVER HAGADDAH INSERT Thinking About Issues of Native Rights and Social Justice Jewish Solidarity with Native American People (JSNAP) works with Native American& ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Elise Goldin -
The Four Cups and FDR's F
The Four Cups of Wine: Traditionally each cup is liked to a promise made by God in these verses:So say to the children of Israel: I am Adonai, and I will take you ...Kadeshcontributed by Aurora Mendelsohn -
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
