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Orange on the Seder Plate
Many families and congregations have begun adding an orange to the Seder plate as a way of acknowledging the role of women in Jewish life. The origin of this custom has been described in a variety of ways; however, the a ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Religious Action Center -
Haggadah for the Vegetarian Fa
Bilingual, illustrated, 60 pages Similar in spirit ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by roberta kalechofsky -
A Modern Maggid
This is a supplement prepared by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick, a secular humanistic rabb ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Rabbi Jeffrey Falick -
This is the Gate of the Lord
When you are asked in the world to come, “What was your work?” and you answer, “I fed the hungry,” you will be told, “This is the gate of the Lord; enter into it, you who have fed the hungry.” & ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger -
Sh'foch Ha Matcha
At this point in the seder, traditional Jews would open the door and shout angry words at their enemies, those who had persecuted them and had accused the Jewish community of a blood libel--of making matzah with the blood of Chris ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by InterfaithFamily.com -
Escape from the New Mitzrayim
The economic collapse has left many of us feeling powerless and despondent. The world, it seems, has drifted into a new Mitzrayim, a term that refers geographically to the land of Egypt, but literally means a narrow or co ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Jewish Funds for Justice -
The Orange on the Seder Plate
EVERY JEWISH FAMILY produces a unique version of the Passover seder—the big ritual meal of traditional foods, served after and amid liturgy, storytelling, and song. We’re all surprised at each other’s customs: You eat lamb? ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Anita Diamant -
Special Additions for your Sed
Potato Following Operation Solomon, the Ethiopian Jews who arrived in Israel were unable to digest much substantial food. Thus, Israel's doctors fed the new immigrants simple boile ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Tzedek: Jewish Action for Modern World -
The Modern Plagues of Conflict
A Passover Supplement We take a moment to consider the ten plagues that enabled our freedom. Yet, at the same time, we remove drops of wine from our glasses to symbolically show th ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Tzedek: Jewish Action for Modern World -
Ancient Exodus, Modern Democra
The bitter and the sweet Everyone loves charoset, and I have always been intrigued by the tradition of dipping the maror in charoset before we offer the blessing and ingest the bit ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Ruth Sohn -
Jokes for Kids: The best clean
MY FAVORITE CLEAN SEDER JOKES By Rabbi Daniel Brenner In order to keep my kids and their cousins entertained during Pesach, I have a “Joke Bank” an envelope in which I k ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Rabbi Daniel Brenner -
Oral History Activity
Oral History Why Now? Oral history is an important tool for transmitting one generation’s experiences, memories, and dreams to the next. During the Maggid portion of the seder, traditionally the youngest person present asks fou ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Jewish Women's Archive -
Freedom Seder- By Praising (ha
[There are many different traditions of songs to sing, praising the Breath of Life Who brings freedom and justice to birth.) BY PRAISING [Read together:] All living are one and hol ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Shalom Center -
NIF: This is the bread of affl
For discussion: Ask a few children to talk about what they think would be the worst thing about being a slave. This passage includes two invitations: 1) Let all who are hungr ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by New Israel Fund -
NIF: Darfur
We at the New Israel Fund continue to focus on issues of civil rights, social justice and religious pluralism in Israel—challenges that remain as pressing as ever. But this year, as we celebrate Passover, z’man cheiruteinu—t ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by New Israel Fund -
NIF: Who Knows One?
By Rabbi Michael Stressfeld Who knows one? One is the Janjaweed militia cleansing Darfur. Who knows one? Two is the stealing and killing of livestock. Who knows one? Three is the poisoning of wells and the destruction ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by New Israel Fund
