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An Inversion: Pesach and Yom K
Yom Kippur is a deeply personal holiday in many respects. It is the day when we each, individually, account for our actions and renew our relationship with God. It has a national a ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Josh Feigelson -
Not all questions are created
Judaism is all about asking questions!” Jews are a people who love questions, who are characterized by questions, who “answer a question with a question.” Or so we tell ourse ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Josh Feigelson -
The Jewish Symphony
During Pesach, we commemorate the redemption of the Jewish people and their transformation from brutalized slaves to a free people, emblazoned with the spirit of greatness and destined to exemplify gratitude. Indelibly stamp ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Matthew Kitzen-Abelson -
Pour Out Your Wrath - שפוך
As the seder comes to a close, not only do we recall the moment of the liberation from Egypt, but we also pray for redemption from our contemporary persecutors. &n ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Ittay Flescher -
Gather Round Seder Tables
On this night, we gather around seder tables remembering our passage from bondage to freedom.On this night, we journey from now to then, telling the story of our people's birth.On this night, we retrace our steps from then to now, ...Introductioncontributed by Liz Bader-Natal -
Introduction
Tonight we gather together to celebrate Passover, our holiday of freedom. We will eat a great meal together, enjoy four glasses (at least!) of wine, and tell the story of our ancestors’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. We ...Introductioncontributed by Liz Bader-Natal -
Hinei Ma Tov
Hine ma tov uma nayim shevet achim gam yachad. Hine ma tov uma nayim shevet achim gam yachad.How good and pleasant it is when people live together in harmony ...Introductioncontributed by Liz Bader-Natal -
The Four Sons
The Four Sons as represented by the Bluth boys from Arrested Development. ...-- Four Childrencontributed by Leah Jones -
Miriam's Cup
Legend tells us that Miriam found the wells that kept us alive during the forty years we wandered in the wilderness before we came to the Promised Land. Miriam’s Well was said to hold Divine power to heal and renew.& ...Covercontributed by e heimberg -
Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh B'
And this promise to our ancestors is also for us!Not only once have they risen up to destroy us but inevery generation they rise up to destroy us. And theHoly One, Blessed be He, s ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Gary Aidekman -
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaWe arrived in the late afternoon, about a half hour before sundown. We walked from our bus to the transit center along narrow, dirty alleys strewn with trash and animal bones. I picked up a ram’s horn thinki ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Gary Aidekman -
Why is there no orange on our
Why is there no orange on our Seder plate? In the early 1980s, while speaking at Oberlin College Hillel, Susannah Heschel was introduced to an early feminist Hag ...Karpascontributed by e heimberg -
Our Questions
The Four Questions were originally meant to be sample questions, but later they became integrated into the ritual. The Talmud relates that Abbaye was once present at a Seder with his teacher Rabbah. When the dish with Pesach foods ...Covercontributed by Neeloufar Gharavi -
The Four Questions
Why are these questions asked and never directly answered in the Haggadah? To this question there are more than four answers:1. Questioning is a sign of freedom, proof that we are free to investigate, to analyze, to satisfy our in ...Covercontributed by Neeloufar Gharavi
