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The Second Cup
A cup to our teachers: To those we have known and those whose work has inspired us, and made space for our lives. We are graeful to you who did and said things for the first time, who claimed and reclaimed our traditions, who forg ...Covercontributed by Alan Scher -
The Orange
In the early 1980s, the Hillel Foundation invited me to speak on a panel at Oberlin College. While on campus, I came across a Haggada that had been written by some Oberlin students to express feminist concerns. One ritual they dev ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Cody Greenes -
Fifth Question - freedom
…and 5.In addition to the Four Questions, tonight we ask ourselves a fifth:We are commanded to celebrate as if each one of us were personally liberated fromEgypt. In the next year, how do you hope to bring yourself closer to you ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Kara Wentworth -
An Orange on the Seder Plate
At the height of the Jewish feminist movement of the 1980s, inspired by the abundant new customs expressing women’s viewpoints and experiences, I started placing an orange on the Seder plate.At an early point in the Seder, when ...Introductioncontributed by Jon Klein -
Shortened Modernized Gender-Ne
BOLD = Leader Italics = Participant ...Hallelcontributed by S. Isaac Dowd -
An Orange on the Seder Plate
An Orange on the Seder Plate A modern-day custom in support of including marginalized Jews in mainstream Jewish life By Tamara Cohen One of the newer symbols to appear on many seder plates is the orange. This custom has been ...Introductioncontributed by Emily Arnold -
Orange on the Seder Plate
The OrangeEven after one has encountered the collection of seemingly unconnected foods on the seder plate year after year, it’s fun to ask what it’s all about. Since each item is supposed to spur discussion, it makes sense tha ...Marorcontributed by JewishBoston.com -
Why Is This Night Different? V
Here is Mah Nishtanah sung in English translation. ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Mah Nishtanah - video of song
Learn to sing Mah Nishtanah in Hebrew using this v ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Gerald Weiss -
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
