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Order
Seder, in Hebrew, means 'order'. Order has many meanings, and all appear during Passover.Order organizes. During the seder, we order the prayers, the readings, the meal. Each tradition has its slot. We move from one experience to ...Introductioncontributed by Ezra Match -
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 -
Beginning the Evening
By participating in the symbolic actions built into the order of the Seder, we can share in: the experience of the rebirth of the natural world around us, the national liberation of our people ...Introductioncontributed by Cody Greenes -
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 -
Remembering Loved Ones
As we recall the story of the Jewish people, of our redemption from slavery in Egypt, we remember also the story of our own families: the journeys and experiences that shaped us, the people and places, and the faces that sat acros ...Introductioncontributed by Ashley Baker -
Welcoming Pesach - Life's
The time is nowto break the bonds of fearlight out into the road of Exodusto find life’s giftsmanna from heavenbabes coming into the worldto embrace all things we hol ...Introductioncontributed by David Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick -
Opening Meditation
We come together from our separate lives, each of us bringing our concerns, our preoccupations, our hopes, and our dreams. We are not yet fully present: The traffic, the last-minute cooking, the final details still cling to us. Ou ...Introductioncontributed by Alan Scher -
Introduction
What is a Haggadah?A Haggadah is the book we read from at the Passover Seder. The word Haggadah means ‘telling’. On Passover we tell the story of the Exodus of the Jewish people from the land of Egypt. Passover is the Eng ...Introductioncontributed by Benny Pitt -
Introductions
My name is ____________________ , and my favorite Passover food is ______________________________ .Introductioncontributed by Alan Scher -
QUESTIONS
Questions are not only welcome during the course of the evening but are vital totonight’s journey. Our obligation at this seder involves traveling from slavery tofreedom, prodding ourselves from apathy to action, ...Introductioncontributed by Alan Scher -
A NOTE ON “ISRAEL”
Passover celebrates freedom, exemplified in the story of our Exodus from Egypt. Thatstory leads our entry into Israel—not exactly a simple redemption tale. Especially notnow, as Israelis and Palestinians continue to fight for th ...Introductioncontributed by Alan Scher -
ON PARTICIPATION
You may be wondering why this Haggadah claims to bewritten by you. The answer is that parts of tonight’s servicewill be uniquely yours. The written Haggadah is our roadmap, but what we see along the way will be based on whowe ar ...Introductioncontributed by Alan Scher -
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 -
The Haggadah
Here we are. Here we are, gathered to celerbate the oldest continually practiced rituatl in the Western world, to retell what is arguably the best known of all stories, to take part in the most widely practiced Jewish holiday. Her ...Introductioncontributed by donna leventhal -
Passover's Enduring Messa
By RUTH R. WISSEOn Monday, millions of children will ask their parents: Why is tonight different from all other nights of the year?Children asking this question in Jewish homes aro ...Introductioncontributed by N T -
Adrienne Rich on the end of de
What would it mean to livein a city whose people were changingeach other’s despair into hope?You yourself must change it.What would it feel like to knowyour country was changing? ...Introductioncontributed by Hila Ratzabi
