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Our tradition speaks of four different types of children who might react differently to the Passover seder. 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And then all that has divided us will merge And then compassion will be wedded to power And then sof...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105058/conversions/profile10204629372869142-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105058/profile10204629372869142", "body": "<p>We read together...</p>\n\n<p>And then all that has divided us will merge</p>\n\n<p>And then compassion will be wedded to power</p>\n\n<p>And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind</p>\n\n<p>And then both men and women will be gentle</p>\n\n<p>And then both women and men will be strong</p>\n\n<p>And then all will live in harmony with each other and the earth</p>\n\n<p>And then everywhere will be called Eden once again.</p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Judy Chicago", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Nirtzah", "slug": "nirtzah" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 267, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Nirtzah | Passover haggadah by Julia Barnard", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/nirtzah-69", "og:title": "Nirtzah | Passover haggadah by Julia Barnard", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "note-non-jews", "title": "A Note for Non-Jews", "author": "Julia Barnard", "author_handle": "julia-barnard", "author_initials": "JB", "covertext": "A Note to Non-Jews: You are very welcome at our Seder! Jesus was a Jew, and the Last Supper was a Seder. Our supplement...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105058/conversions/profile10204629372869142-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105058/profile10204629372869142", "body": "<p><strong>A Note to Non-Jews:</strong> You are very welcome at our Seder! Jesus was a Jew, and the Last Supper was a Seder. Our supplement affirms the liberatory message that is part of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and is found in many other religious and spiritual traditions as well. You may find some of this ritual helpful if you create your own rite to celebrate the key insight of Easter or of any of the spring holidays of the world: that rebirth, renewal, and transformation are possible, and that we are not stuck in the dark, cold, and deadly energies of winter. 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In short, we understand God in part as the ultimate Unity of All with All, of whom we are always a part, even if we are not always conscious of the part of God we are, or the part of God that everyone and everything is. And you are welcome at our Seder even if you think all of this makes no sense and there is no God.</p>\n\n<p>Here is why we talk about God in our Seder: It is precisely when we become the fullest conscious embodiments of who we actually are (namely, a cell in the totality of All Being and a manifestation of this God) that we feel empowered to become part of the liberation story of the universe, of which the Passover celebration is at once a commemoration and a renewal. So we encourage you to always ask at every moment of the Seder, “What part of our society’s much-needed transformation can I participate in?” – both in terms of personal and psychological transformation and in terms of social, political, and spiritual transformation. 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