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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 -
4th Cup - Responsibility
In a free society, some are guilty. But all are responsible.~Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel How can one apply this in one's own, daily life?Is this a fair charge to humanity? Why? Why not? Optional song:Go tell it on the m ...Hallelcontributed by Cody Greenes -
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 -
In Every Generation
The story of Passover may seem very remote to you, as it happened thousands of years ago, when the oldest people at your seder table were very, very young, and so many of the details of the story seem somewhat old-fashioned, such ...-- Closingcontributed 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 -
Rabbis Organizing Rabbis Immig
Our formatting doesn't work very well here, but consider this a preview. For a well-formatted printable ritual, and for more information about Rabbis Organizing Rabbis, ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Miriam Farber -
Reform CA Immigration Seder Ri
Our formatting doesn't work very well here, but consider this a preview. For a well-formatted printable ritual, and for more information about Reform California, please ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Miriam Farber -
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 -
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 -
Peace Train
Peace Trainby the artist born as Steven Katz (Kohen haTzadik!)Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the w ...Introductioncontributed by shai cherry -
10 Modern Plagues
Like the plagues of our ancestors' time in Egypt, modern life has it's plagues as well. In this ritual the cup of wine we enjoy at this seder is diminished because, in our times as well, freedom, health and lives of others are cur ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Hank Finkel -
Geulah
This papercut is about redemption — which is, of course, more than no longer b ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik
