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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 -
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 -
Yachatz -- Redemption Begins w
Lift the plate with the three matzot and raise the middle matzah for all to see. Then break the middle matzah in two and set aside the larger piece as the afikoman, because more is ...Yachatzcontributed by Stephanie Friedman -
An Introduction To Our Seder
An Introduction To Our SederEach year, we gather with friends, family, and other members of our community to share the retelling of the story of Passover. We recall a dark time in history when the Jewish People were slaves, when w ...Introductioncontributed by Pamela Ryba -
Eggs
Eggs are prominent and pervasive on Pesah. In fact, so prevalent are they during the holiday week that one might suspect that the ancient Greek name for Pesah actually may have been Cholesterol!Let's start with the Seder Plat ...Introductioncontributed by Gerald Weiss -
A Half-Baked Passover History
A cartoon history of Passover, from the introducti ...Introductioncontributed by Susan Abramson -
Sci-fi Ten Plagues
This is a futuristic rendering of the ten plagues, set to a music video. ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Robert Lefkowitz -
Freeing Your Inner Pharaoh
Freeing Your Inner PharoahHow-t ...Introductioncontributed by jmcbrooklyn -
Mi Chamocha
This papercut is based on Shirat Hayam — the “Song of the Sea” — which c ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik -
Geulah
This papercut is about redemption — which is, of course, more than no longer b ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik -
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
