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The Memory of Pesach: A Tale o
By Rabbi Dr. Donniel HartmanOur rabbis teach that all Jews must see themselves as if they had come out of Egypt. The Exodus from Egypt is not a story of a distant past but a living ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Shalom Hartman Institute -
Peace Train
Peace Trainby the artist born as Steven Katz (Kohen haTzadik!)Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the w ...Introductioncontributed by shai cherry -
In Every Generation
There have been many suggestions as to Judaism's most fundamental concept. Here's my candidate: In each and every generation, each of us must see ourselves as if we left Mitzrayim.Rav Kook says each of us took somethin ...Koreichcontributed by shai cherry -
Ask the Fifth Question
Early in the Seder we say, “All who are hungry, let them enter and eat.” We move ceremoniously through the Haggadah, reminding ourselves that we once were slaves in Egypt and explaining the meaning of each bite we eat. But mil ...-- Four Questionscontributed by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger -
Matza
Just as we not to allow matza to become leavened and must eat it hurriedly, so we must not allow a mitzva to become leavened by delaying its observance once the opportunity presents itself to do it.--Rabbi Yoshia in the Mechi ...Covercontributed by shai cherry -
Voices
After reading Ha Lachma Anya – הא לחמא עניא, you canadd this reading about the past and present struggles for freedom: This year we are slaves, next year may we be free Let my son go free so that my descendants wi ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Hillary Gordon -
Refugees Give Refuge: A Rhode
When we retell the story of our flight from Egypt, we come to appreciate all those who have been refugees and fugitives. The oldest standing synagogue in North Americawas built in ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Mishael Zion -
4 Problems
How is this night different from other nights? On other nights we are not obligated to ask the questions of what separates us from redemption. Tonight we are so obligated.1) Why are women not yet universally reco ...-- Four Questionscontributed by shai cherry -
Tears
Do you know who cries the most in the Bible? King David! He's no cry baby -- he's a man of tears! He knows that those who sow in tears will reap in songs of joy. So, we dip, we indulge in salt water at the b ...Karpascontributed by shai cherry -
Letter to My Old Master
Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865To My Old Master, Colonel P.H. Anderson,Big Spring, TennesseeSir: I got your letter, and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you a ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by TAMAR FOX -
An Orange on the Seder Plate
An Orange on the Seder Plate A modern-day custom in support of including marginalized Jews in mainstream Jewish life By Tamara Cohen One of the newer symbols to appear on many seder plates is the orange. This custom has been ...Introductioncontributed by Emily Arnold -
Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
As history is told, this song began as a spiritual among African slaves in the United States. The lyrics reminded singers that they would finally be safe and welcome in heaven. But the song changed when it was adopted as a civil r ...Songscontributed by emmaia gelman -
Karpas
KarpasRevolutionaryJews for Racial & Economic Justice The karpas gives us the tension between the aliveness of Spring and the bitter tears we wept in the land of Egypt. We are refreshed by the greenness of the karpas, yet ...Karpascontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Kiddush
Kiddush - Wine READER:The joy of Passover is the joy of love; the hope of Passover is the hope of love. Our ancestors suffered the coldness of hate and dreamed of the warmth of human kindness and universal love. And then, after th ...Kadeshcontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Differentiating modern day Egy
Thoughts about Mitzrayim and Yisrael In the wake of the revolutions throughout the Arab World, and particu- larly in Egypt, we want to acknowledge the distinction betwee ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Laurie Maxwell -
Stone Wall-ed in Jerusalem
Stonewall-ed in JerusalemBorn into a secular Jewish family in Rhode Island in 1950, I remained the only family member who had never visited the Holy Land, until conditions recently aligned themselves for a trip to Israel in June 2 ...Covercontributed by Sara Friedlander
