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The Second Cup
A cup to our teachers: To those we have known and those whose work has inspired us, and made space for our lives. We are graeful to you who did and said things for the first time, who claimed and reclaimed our traditions, who forg ...Covercontributed by Alan Scher -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Joseph the Unrighteous
My article criticizing Joseph's ecnomic policies in Egypt-- Exodus Storycontributed by Berel Dov Lerner -
Four Allies, Four Questions fo
This insert was created by the Keshet Parent & Family Connection. We provide confidential support to other parents of LGBTQ Jewish children and family members. Learn more>&g ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Bonnie Rosenabum -
Ten Ways to Bring Human Rights
Ten Ways to Bring Human Rights to Your Seder1. Place a tomato on your seder plate in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers,agricultural workers who are eradicating sla ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by TAMAR FOX -
Why we remember
Bell HooksIf I were really asked to define myself, I wouldn’t start with race; I wouldn’t start with blackness; I wouldn’t start with gender; I wouldn’t start with feminism. I would start with stripping down to what fundam ...Covercontributed by Ariela Rothstein -
The Memory of Pesach: A Tale o
By Rabbi Dr. Donniel HartmanOur rabbis teach that all Jews must see themselves as if they had come out of Egypt. The Exodus from Egypt is not a story of a distant past but a living ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Shalom Hartman Institute -
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 -
In Every Generation
There have been many suggestions as to Judaism's most fundamental concept. Here's my candidate: In each and every generation, each of us must see ourselves as if we left Mitzrayim.Rav Kook says each of us took somethin ...Koreichcontributed by shai cherry -
Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
As history is told, this song began as a spiritual among African slaves in the United States. The lyrics reminded singers that they would finally be safe and welcome in heaven. But the song changed when it was adopted as a civil r ...Songscontributed by emmaia gelman -
Stone Wall-ed in Jerusalem
Stonewall-ed in JerusalemBorn into a secular Jewish family in Rhode Island in 1950, I remained the only family member who had never visited the Holy Land, until conditions recently aligned themselves for a trip to Israel in June 2 ...Covercontributed by Sara Friedlander -
Just One Percent
Just One PercentTo: Chad Gadya Just one percentJust one percentControl almost halfOf the nation’s wealth.Just one percentJust one percent Their dividends aren’t taxedAs ordinary income,Control almost halfOf the ...Songscontributed by Kal Winer
