Clips Library
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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 -
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 -
Towards Freedom
Martin Luther King, Jr. "Towards Freedom" delivered at Dartmouth College, 1962Excerpt:"This problem will not be solved until enough people all over our country come to see that it is morally wrong to practice racial segregation an ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Isaac Skromne -
Passover Thoughts by David Har
Thoughts on the meaning of Passover These thoughts are adapted from an essay by Rabbi Prof. David Hartman (z”l), written in 2010.As much as I am happy to be part ...Introductioncontributed by Anson Laytner -
"In every Generation"
Even though we’re spending the whole night discussing the exodus from Egypt, the root for redeem, גאל, really only appears in these two sections of Maggid- once by the r ...-- Closingcontributed by Debbie Zimmerman -
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 -
The Four Children - AJWS
At Passover each year, we read the story of our ancestors’ pursuit of liberation from oppression. When confronting this history, how do we answer our children when they ask us how to pursue justice in our time?WHAT DOES THE ACTI ...-- Four Childrencontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Let All Who are Hungry, Come a
Ha lachma anya—this is the bread of affliction.At the seder we begin as slaves. We eat matzah, the bread of affliction, which leaves us hungry and longing for redemption. It remi ...Yachatzcontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Kadesh Philosophical Add-On
The Haggadah and the story of Passover is about God fulfilling his promise to Abraham and maintaining the Jewish people's status as the chosen people and delivering them forth from Egypt, even after the cruel genocidal practices o ...Kadeshcontributed by Richard Schwartz -
President Obama on Passover
Passover is a story of centuries of slavery, and years of wandering in the desert; a story of perseverance amidst persecution, and faith in God and the Torah. It is a story about finding freedom in your own land. For the Jewish pe ...Introductioncontributed by Daniel Gropper -
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 -
All Green With Life
When we bless the green parsley and dip it in the salty water, we remember the spring, and we remember the long, sad years of our slavery.When we left Egypt,we bloomed and sprouted,and songs dripped from our tongueslike shimmering ...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
