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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
won't you celebrate with
won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on ...Nirtzahcontributed by Hila Ratzabi -
Adrienne Rich on freedom
Freedom. It isn’t once, to walk outunder the Milky Way, feeling the riversof light, the fields of dark—freedom is daily, prose-bound, routineremembering. Putting together, inch by inchthe starry worlds. From all the lost colle ...Nirtzahcontributed by Hila Ratzabi -
Ask Big Questions: Are We Free
With Passover in mind, we invite you to read two very different answers to the question ARE WE FREE? and then discuss it with your friends and family. The first essay is by R ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Sheila Katz -
Joseph the Unrighteous
My article criticizing Joseph's ecnomic policies in Egypt-- Exodus Storycontributed by Berel Dov Lerner -
Chocolate, Child Labor and Fai
Includes several supplemental readings for the Haggadah, all focusing on the issue of trafficked and slave child labor in the cocoa fields of West Africa. Includes a reading ...Introductioncontributed by Ilana Schatz -
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
