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Three Conclusions from the Exo
1. Wherever you live, it is probably Mitzrayim.2. There is a better place, a promised land.3. The way to this promised land is through the wilderness -- there is no way to get ther ...Covercontributed by Alan Scher -
God acting through nature
Mysterious little things happen to me all the time. Once I tripped and a ball zoomed past my head, narrowly missing me. Another time, I fell ill and missed a science exam for which I studied the wrong material.Those little t ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Chacha Rotenberg -
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 -
Four Parents
Some scholars believe there are four kinds of parents as well.The Wise Parent is an utter bore. "Listen closely, because you are younger than I am," says the Wise Parent, "and I will go on and on about Jewish history, based on som ...Covercontributed by Alan Scher -
Introduction
INTRODUCTIONThe long history of our people is one of contrasts — freedom and slavery, joy and pain, power and helplessness. Passover reflects these contrasts. Tonight as we celebrate our freedom, we remember the slavery of our a ...Introductioncontributed by Ajay Chaudhary -
Adorno and Horkheimer on Judai
The Jewish religion brooks no word which might bring solace to the despair of all mortality. It places all hope in the prohibition on invoking falsity as God, the finite as the inf ...Bareichcontributed by Ajay Chaudhary -
Levinas on the Other
“To approach the Other in conversation is to welcome his expression, in which at each instant he overflows the idea a thought would carry away from it. It is therefore to receive from the Other beyond the capacity of the I, whic ...-- Closingcontributed by Ajay Chaudhary -
Theses on the Philosophy of Hi
"The soothsayers who found out from time what it had in store certainly did not experience time as homogeneous or empty. Anyone who keeps this in mind will perhaps get an idea of h ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Ajay Chaudhary -
Introductory Reflection
The only philosophy which can be responsibly practiced in the face of despair is the attempt to contemplate all things from the standpoint of redemption. Knowledge has no light but that shed on the world by redemption: all is reco ...Covercontributed by Ajay Chaudhary -
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 -
The Future, the Past, and the
In Talmud Pesachim, Rava teaches, "A person who swallows matzah without chewing fills the mitzvah, the commandment, to eat matzah. However, a person who swallows maror without chew ...Koreichcontributed by Ezra Match -
Just a tad of CHoroset
Just a Tad of Haroset (to the tune of "Just a spoon full of sugar") Chorus:Just a tad of haroset helps the bitter herbsgo down,The bitter herbs go down, the bitter herbs go down.Just a tad of Charoset helps the bitter herbs ...Yachatzcontributed by Eric Stone -
Who's Coming Through the
As we open the door for Elijah the Prophet, who do you think might come through the door?Draw a picture! ...Hallelcontributed by karl schatz -
Les MIselijah
Les Miselijah (to the tune of "Do you hear the people Sing" from Les Miserables)Do you hear the doorbell ring,And it's a little after ten?It can only be ElijahCome to take a sip again.He is feeling pretty fineBut in his head a s ...Hallelcontributed by Eric Stone -
Ordning på svenska
The Do-It-Yourself Haggadah Gör-det-själv- Haggadah Introduction: We welcome all guests, focusing on the theme of the evening, ‘freedom,’ + review the o ...Introductioncontributed by Rebecca Lillian -
Let my People Go
Let my People GoLouis Armstrong Go down mosesWay down in egypt landTell all pharaoes toLet my people go! When israel was in egypt land...Let my people go!Oppressed so hard they could not stand...Let my people go! So ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Ezra Match
