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OurJewishCommunity.org Chocola
Rabbi Baum talks about leading a chocolate seder f ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by OurJewishCommunity .org -
Introduction
The word seder means order. Seders are a time for families to gather and experience a time where we as Jews celebrate a ritual that started thousands of years and intersects withg Jews all around the world who celebrat ...Introductioncontributed by Natalie Winch -
I was redeemed from Egypt
I was redeemed from EgyptRabbi Jill JacobsJews are a people of memory. Perhaps more than anything else, what binds Jews together is a shared collective narrative, preserved and developed through stories, teachings and rituals. The ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by jill jacobs -
G-DCAST Presents: The Passover
G-dcast brings to life the Haggadah's famous tale ...-- Four Childrencontributed by Sarah Lefton -
MAZON's Fifth Question
MAZON’s Fifth Question: Why on this night are millions of people going hungry? The answer is a stark and upsetting truth: Because on this night, like every other night, millions of people living in poverty have no other choice.& ...-- Four Questionscontributed by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger -
Why is this year different fro
We encourage you to incorporate this reading into the Four Questions section of your seder. Mah nishtanah ha-lailah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-lailot? Why is this night different from ...-- Four Questionscontributed by American Jewish World Service -
The Four Children - GLBT
The Supportive/Open Minded Child How do we make our GLBT Seder more inclusive? We seek to ensure that everyone is included and that all of their needs are being met. For example, there is a movement to encourage the use of gender- ...-- Four Childrencontributed by JQ International -
Breaking the Matza
The matza represents brokenness. As the matza is broken in half, the broken piece is set aside for the afikoman, which when found toward the end of the seder, symbolizes renewed wholeness and redemption. In my broken-heartedness, ...Yachatzcontributed by Jael Braemer -
URCHATZ
We wash our hands, without saying the blessing. Each person washes the hand of the person next to her (pouring it over a bowl). Imagine that you are washing away all cynicism and despair, and allow yourself to be filled with the ...Urchatzcontributed by Rabbi Michael Lerner -
Introduction
We begin our Seder and join our efforts with those everywhere who celebrate the Passover searching for its meaning in their lives; as an expression of our liberation so far... There are many possible modes for understanding the ev ...Introductioncontributed by Mark Hurvitz -
Why is there an Oyster on the
ALL: Tonight we might have put an oyster on our Seder plate. While I didn’t particularly want to put something traif atop that most kosher of dishes, this Passover falls on th ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Paul Kipnes -
Break the Middle Matzah
These three Matzot are certainly not enough to feed us all tonight. What could they symbolize? Our sages offer a variety of explanations. Among these, they suggest that the Matzot represent the three ancient branches of the Jewish ...Yachatzcontributed by Jael Braemer -
Maror/Charoset
Maror (bitter herbs, such as horseradish)--the symbol of bitterness and slavery of the Israelites in Egypt. Today, in a Jewish community that is free, this bitterness takes on another layer of meaning. We acknowledge that there ar ...Marorcontributed by InterfaithFamily.com -
Hosting the Poor: The Right Th
כל דכפין ייתי ויכול, כל דצריך ייתי ויפסח Whomever is hungry: come and eat! Whomever needs: come and partake in the Passover rites! Do we mean it, ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by JonathanB -
The Artichoke on the Seder Pla
The seder plate holds the main symbols of a traditional Passover seder-- the shank bone, egg, karpas, charoset, and maror. The Kabbalists of the Middle Ages added hazeret, another ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by InterfaithFamily.com
