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Prince of Egypt
Compare and Contrast-The film shows an accurate depiction of the oppression of the Hebrews in Egypt-Scripture tells us that midwives were instructed to kill Hebrew boys. The film depicts soldiers doing so.-Scripture tell ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Alanna Witz -
Maror
Tonight, as we taste the bitter herbs, we share in the bitterness and disappointment of the lives of our forebears. We recognize the bitter consequences of exploitation and repression - the loss of lives and the waste of human pot ...Covercontributed by Isaac Skromne -
the plagues song
[Chorus] Thus saith the Lord: Since you refuse to free my people All through the land of Egypt... I send a pestilence and plague Into your house, into your bed Into your streams, into your streets&nbs ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Alanna Witz -
Skit for the Telling of the Pa
Skit for the telling of the Passover story in word and songNarrator 1: The story of Moses has been told and retold. It is a reminder to the Jewish people that once we were sl ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Daniel Gropper -
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 -
The Plagues and Knowing God
Part INehama Leibowitz (1905-1997), one of our generation's great Bible teachers, notes the significance of Pharaoh's opening response in what will prove a lengthy dialogue with Moses."Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Ph ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Neeloufar Gharavi -
Who Knows One - Ladino
Ehad Mi Yodeah - in Ladino Ken supiense i entendiense,alavar al Dio kreense. Kualo es el uno (1)?Uno es el KriadorBaruhu ubaruh Shemo. Ken supiense i entendiense,alavar al Dio kreense. Kualo son los tredje?Tred ...Songscontributed by Sarah Benor -
Kiddush
Bruchah at shekinah eloheynu ruach ha-olam breyt prit hagafen.Blessed is the Eternal One, spirit of the world, who gives us the fruit of the vine.Brukhah at Shekinaheloheynu malkat ha-olam,She-heh-khi-a-tanuv'kimatanu, v'higi'atan ...Covercontributed by Rachel Levi -
The Seder meal
Leader: We are now ready to eat the seder meal! In some Jewish traditions, we begin by eating eggs and salt water. The egg on the seder plate, Beitzah, has many meanings. It is a symbol of Spring and rebirth. It is also histo ...Shulchan Oreichcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Koreich
Leader: Now we partake of the Charoset, which symbolizes the mortar with which our enslaved ancestors worked. Though the labor was bitter, it was made bearable by the sweetness of hope. We now include charoset with the maror and m ...Koreichcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
My candle blessing
Baruch at Shekinah eloheynu ruach ha-olam ahser kideshanu b'mitzvoteha v'tzivatnu l'hadlik ner shel yom tovBlessed is the spirit that makes the light of the world shine, and commands us to kindle the lights of this holiday. ...Kadeshcontributed by Rachel Levi -
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
