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How Long Should The Ideal Sede
How long should the ideal Seder last. Everyone is hungry; the kids are squirmy, guests are growing impatient. You're on step 5 of 15 and dinner isn't even in sight.It might interes ...Introductioncontributed by Gerald Weiss -
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 -
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 -
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 -
A Mythical Midrash Concerning
According to Ashkenazic Jewish custom, we eat a lot of Gefilte fish on Passover. The question arose as to why Gefilte fish is so closely associated with Passover, and why it seems ...Shulchan Oreichcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Four Children? Nope! They'
There is something else hidden tonight in addition to the Afikoman.We generally think of the Four Children as distinct individuals, or personalities, or types.Each asks (or d ...-- Four Childrencontributed by Gerald Weiss -
At Seder Table, Pledge Exodus
By Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Liz Offenbach Whether in prayer or conversation, the words we use are not taken lightly in Judaism, especially when they are harmful to others. Jewis ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Kerry Olitzky -
Introduction
This GLBT Haggadah was created as a result of a collaborative effort by JQ International and the Institute for Judaism & Sexual Orientation at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (IJSO). Our goal was to creat ...Introductioncontributed by JQ International
