Clips Library
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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 -
Why is there no orange on our
Why is there no orange on our Seder plate? In the early 1980s, while speaking at Oberlin College Hillel, Susannah Heschel was introduced to an early feminist Hag ...Karpascontributed by e heimberg -
Tears
Do you know who cries the most in the Bible? King David! He's no cry baby -- he's a man of tears! He knows that those who sow in tears will reap in songs of joy. So, we dip, we indulge in salt water at the b ...Karpascontributed by shai cherry -
Karpas
KarpasRevolutionaryJews for Racial & Economic Justice The karpas gives us the tension between the aliveness of Spring and the bitter tears we wept in the land of Egypt. We are refreshed by the greenness of the karpas, yet ...Karpascontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Parsley, Sages, Saltwater and
We dip a green vegetable, often parsley, into saltwater and recite the blessing for green foods that grow in the ground.Why? The traditional reason, according to the Sages of the a ...Karpascontributed by Gerald Weiss -
In Search of Freedom: A Passov
Long before the struggle upward begins, There is a tremor in the seed. Self-protection cracks, Roots reach down and grab hold. The seed swells, and tender s ...Karpascontributed by American Jewish World Service -
Why Dipping Twice?
-By Rabbi Lynn Gottleib Green vegetables in salt water and bitter herbs in charoset (a sweet mixture of nuts, fruits and wine). The first symbolizes replacing tears of bitterness with tears of joy. The second symbolizes tra ...Karpascontributed by Jewish Voice for Peace -
In recognition of our collective potential, when we all work together, able to recognize each others’ identities, we hold the fruit salad and inspect its components. Each piece o ...Karpascontributed by JQ International
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Chamutz – Eating of the sour
Traditionally on Passover, all liquids which contain ingredients or flavors made from grain alcohol or vinegar (other than cider vinegar) are prohibited. Consequently, pickl ...Karpascontributed by JQ International
