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The Second Cup
A cup to our teachers: To those we have known and those whose work has inspired us, and made space for our lives. We are graeful to you who did and said things for the first time, who claimed and reclaimed our traditions, who forg ...Covercontributed by Alan Scher -
Introduction
INTRODUCTIONThe long history of our people is one of contrasts — freedom and slavery, joy and pain, power and helplessness. Passover reflects these contrasts. Tonight as we celebrate our freedom, we remember the slavery of our a ...Introductioncontributed by Ajay Chaudhary -
Order
Seder, in Hebrew, means 'order'. Order has many meanings, and all appear during Passover.Order organizes. During the seder, we order the prayers, the readings, the meal. Each tradition has its slot. We move from one experience to ...Introductioncontributed by Ezra Match -
The Orange
In the early 1980s, the Hillel Foundation invited me to speak on a panel at Oberlin College. While on campus, I came across a Haggada that had been written by some Oberlin students to express feminist concerns. One ritual they dev ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Cody Greenes -
Beginning the Evening
By participating in the symbolic actions built into the order of the Seder, we can share in: the experience of the rebirth of the natural world around us, the national liberation of our people ...Introductioncontributed by Cody Greenes -
Miriam's Cup
Filling Miriam's Cup follows the second cup of wine, before washing the hands. Raise the empty goblet and say:Miriam's cup is filled with water, rather than wine. I invite women of all generations at our Seder table to fill ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Cody Greenes -
The Ten Plagues - help us drea
Shekhinah, soften our hearts and the hearts of our enemies. Help us to dream new pathsto freedom, so that the next sea-opening is not also a drowning; so that our singing isnever a ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Kara Wentworth -
Fifth Question - freedom
…and 5.In addition to the Four Questions, tonight we ask ourselves a fifth:We are commanded to celebrate as if each one of us were personally liberated fromEgypt. In the next year, how do you hope to bring yourself closer to you ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Kara Wentworth -
The White House Seder
Here are some occurances at the annual Obama White House seder:*An the annual reading of the Emancipation Proclamation right before Elijah sneaks in.*The President has a vocal impersonation of Pharaoh.*the Secret Service always kn ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Daniel Kuhn -
Koreich
Leader: Now we partake of the Charoset, which symbolizes the mortar with which our enslaved ancestors worked. Though the labor was bitter, it was made bearable by the sweetness of hope. We now include charoset with the maror and m ...Koreichcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Symbols of the seder plate
Leader: Before we can partake of the Seder meal, we must discuss the Mitzvot, the primary symbols of Passover.Leader: The first mitzvah is Zeroa, traditionally a roasted shank bone of the lamb, which reminds us of the sacrifi ...-- Closingcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
The Stories That Bind Us
The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative.“The ones who know a lot about their families tend to do better when they face challenges,” said Sara Duk ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Maggid
Leader: We cannot eat the Seder meal until the story of Passover is told. This next section is called 'Maggid', which means 'Narrator', or 'Preacher'. In it we explore the reasons for the Passover holiday, culminating in a retelli ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Spencer Ruskin
