Clips Library
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Ten Plagues
As we rejoice at our deliverance from slavery, we acknowledge that our freedom was hard-earned. We regret that our freedom came at the cost of the Egyptians’ suffering, for we are all human beings. We pour out a drop of wine for ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Danielle Selber -
Karpas
Passover combines the celebration of an event from Jewish memory with a recognition of the cycles of nature. As we remember the liberation from Egypt, we also recognize the stirrings of spring and rebirth happening in the world ar ...Karpascontributed by Danielle Selber -
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 -
Four Children Activity
Directions: Around the room place 5 flip chart papers, Label them at the top "Wise", "Rebellious", "Simple", "Doesn't Know" and "Not at the Table".A week before the holiday, ask guests to write down 5 of their favorite quotes on p ...-- Four Childrencontributed by Paula Feynman -
What Happens to Them Happens t
Leader Prejudice is like a hydra, a monster which has many heads, an evil which requires many efforts to overcome. One head sends forth poison against the people of a differen ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by donna leventhal -
Anne Frank: I Still Believe
That’s the difficulty in these times: ideals, dreams, and cherished hopes rise within us, only to meet the horrible truth and be shattered.38It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by donna leventhal -
I am a Jew
I am a Jew because, born of Israel and having lost her, I have felt her live again in me, more loving than myself. I am a Jew because, born of Israel and aving regained her. I wish her to live after me, more living than myself.I a ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed 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 -
BaShanah HaZeh - song
This page includes a video of Eliana Lights singing her "Ba Shanah HaZeh" song (and a pdf of the lyrics) focusing on the issue of child labor in the cocoa fields. She set it to the tune of Ba Shanah HaBa'ah "because of its h ...Songscontributed by Ilana Schatz -
Fair Trade Dayenu song
This page contains a video of Talia Cooper singing her song, "Fair Trade Dayenu" to the traditional melody, and pdf of the lyrics for download. It addresses the issue of child labor in the cocoa fields and what each of ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Ilana Schatz -
Dreams and Details: The Meanin
Imagine you are a slave. And not only that--your parents were slaves, too. And their parents before them. And their parents, too. If there is one seemingly incontrovertible, self-e ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Grace Wichmann -
From Commandment to Companions
God's activity in the Exodus is two-fold: dismantling Egyptian society through the plagues on the one hand, and disclosing the first mitzvot to Israel - counting time and the Pesah ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Grace Wichmann -
Paschal Offerings Poem - Grape
Paschal Offerings– Jen SteinThis year, on the seder plateinstead of the bloodied shank bonewe place a cluster of sweet grapes which serve as a symbol of fertility,of new lif ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Jen Stein -
Paschal Offerings Poem - Grape
Paschal Offerings– Jen SteinThis year, on the seder plateinstead of the bloodied shank bonewe place a cluster of sweet grapes which serve as a symbol of fertility,of new lif ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Jen Stein -
won't you celebrate with
won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on ...Nirtzahcontributed by Hila Ratzabi -
We Were Slaves in Egypt Escape
We Were Slaves in EgyptEscape Artists in EuropePerformance Artists in America©Copyright 2013, Jonathan GoldinDedicated to Leonard CohenWhen they saywe were slaves in Egyptthey neg ...Covercontributed by Jonathan Goldin
