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I Never Was Song by Linda Hirs
I Never Was First they came for the CommunistsI stood by silentlyI never was a CommunistWhat did it matter to meWhat did it matter (3) to me Then they came for the Union ...Songscontributed by Leo Rosenstein -
Answers to the Four Questions
The Children at the Seder ask us "Why is this night different from all other nights?" and thus begins the retelling of the story of Exodus. Each of us pulls our own meaning from the Passover Story, but rarely do we have a chance t ...Covercontributed by Paul Goldner -
God acting through nature
Mysterious little things happen to me all the time. Once I tripped and a ball zoomed past my head, narrowly missing me. Another time, I fell ill and missed a science exam for which I studied the wrong material.Those little t ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Chacha Rotenberg -
Occupy Passover
In the Occupy movement, on Wall Street most dramatically, some people grabbed hold of the concept and realities of imbalances of wealth and infused already present economic concerns with worries about the divisive nature of our ec ...Introductioncontributed by ruby rowan -
Praise the Contrary and Its De
For the chief musician, on common instrument: a song of rebellion.Praise rising up. Praise unlawful assembly.Praise the road of excess and the palace of wisdom.Praise glass houses. ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Eileen Levinson -
The Seder meal
Leader: We are now ready to eat the seder meal! In some Jewish traditions, we begin by eating eggs and salt water. The egg on the seder plate, Beitzah, has many meanings. It is a symbol of Spring and rebirth. It is also histo ...Shulchan Oreichcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Koreich
Leader: Now we partake of the Charoset, which symbolizes the mortar with which our enslaved ancestors worked. Though the labor was bitter, it was made bearable by the sweetness of hope. We now include charoset with the maror and m ...Koreichcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Maror
Leader: We now partake of the bitter herbs, of which there are two symbols on the seder plate, the maror and the chazeret.Take a small amount of horseradish and eat it on a leaf of lettuce.All: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu me ...Marorcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Motzi-Matzoh
The Leader passes around one of the sheets of matzoh. Each participant takes a small piece.All: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kidishanu b'mitzvotav vitzivanu al a'chilat matzoh.(Blessed art thou, the LORD ...Motzi-Matzahcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Symbols of the seder plate
Leader: Before we can partake of the Seder meal, we must discuss the Mitzvot, the primary symbols of Passover.Leader: The first mitzvah is Zeroa, traditionally a roasted shank bone of the lamb, which reminds us of the sacrifi ...-- Closingcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
The Exodus
Leader: The Twelve Tribes of Israel — Jacob's sons and their families — came into Egypt. And though in time Joseph and all of his generation died, the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, until the l ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Maggid
Leader: We cannot eat the Seder meal until the story of Passover is told. This next section is called 'Maggid', which means 'Narrator', or 'Preacher'. In it we explore the reasons for the Passover holiday, culminating in a retelli ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
I am a Jew
I am a Jew because, born of Israel and having lost her, I have felt her live again in me, more loving than myself. I am a Jew because, born of Israel and aving regained her. I wish her to live after me, more living than myself.I a ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by donna leventhal -
In Every Generation
Tonight we read, “in every generation each individual is obligated to see him/herself as though s/he went forth from Egypt.” While we are gathered around our seder table we experience the bitterness of slavery, the maror (bitt ...-- Closingcontributed by California Faith for Equality
