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Pour the second glass of wine for everyone. The Haggadah doesn’t tell the story of Passover in a linear fashion. We don’t hear of Moses being found by the daughter of Pharaoh – actually, we don’t hear much of Moses at all. Instead, we get an impressionistic collection of songs, images, and stories of both the Exodus from Egypt and from Passover celebrations through the centuries. Some say that minimizing the role of Moses keeps us focused on the miracles God...

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One of most beloved songs in the Passover seder is "Dayenu". A few of us will read the stanzas one at a time, and the everyone else will respond, "Dayenu" – meaning, “it would have been enough”.How many times do we forget to pause and notice that where we are is exactly where we ought to be? Dayenu is a reminder to never forget all the miracles in our lives. When we stand and wait impatiently for the next one to...

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GARLIC ON THE SEDER PLATE  Dori Midnight I began placing garlic on our seder plate a few years ago, as it has been central to my work of reconnecting to and re-enlivening Jewish folk healing traditions and a lifelong love. After the birth of Nishmat Shoom (the queer, radical, non-zionist minyan project I am part of, whose name, inspired by this work, means Breath or Soul of Garlic), many of the Garlic Eaters in our community began adopting this practice and...

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CUP OF REDEMPTION At a traditional seder we fill a cup of wine for the prophet Elijah who is a symbol of redemption. At this seder we are raising a cup of water as a symbol of the redemption that women have brought through the generations. All: Water is the symbol of life. Reader: The biblical prophet Miriam saved her brother from the waters of the Nile, she led the song of victory aber the waters of the red sea parted...

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THE MATZAH OF HOPE and PEACE Neal Borovitz Avadim Hayinu:  Not only were we slaves to the Pharaoh of Egypt, we have also been enslaved and persecuted by other Pharaohs.  Among these Pharaohs of every age were the Kings of Babylonia, the Emperors of Greece and Rome, the Churchmen and Nobles of Medieval Spain, Hitler and his Nazi followers, the Pharaohs of Moscow, and the dictators, potentates and terrorists of the contemporary Arab world.  The Babylonian exile was followed by a...

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Ha lachma, ha lachma anya di achalu, achalu av'hatana be'ar'a be'ar'a de-mitzrayim (2x) This is the bread of affliction which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt.Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are in need share in our Passover.This year we celebrate here. Next year in the land of Israel.Now we are still bondsmen. Next year may all be free.

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Mah Nishtanah Mah nishtanah ha-layla hazeh mikol ha-leilot? Shebechol ha-leilot, anu ochlin chametz u-matzah,chametz u-matzah? Ha-layla hazeh, ha-layla hazeh kulo matzah (2x) Shebechol ha-leilot, anu ochlinshe-ar yerakot,she-ar yerakot? Ha-layla hazeh, ha-layla hazeh maror (2x) Shebechol ha-leilot ein anu matbilin afilu pa'amachat,afilu pa'amachat? Ha-layla hazeh, ha-layla hazehshtei pe-amim (2x) Shebechol ha-leilot anu ochlinbein yoshvin u-vein mesubin, bein yoshvin u-vein mesubin? Ha-layla hazeh, ha-layla hazehkulanu mesubin (2x) Why is this night different from all other nights?On all other nights we eat either hametz...

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Baruch hamakom, baruch hu. Baruch shenatan torah l'amo yisra-eil, baruch hu. K'neged arba-ah vanim dib'rah torah. Echad chacham, v'echad rasha, v'echad tam, v'echad she-eino yodei-a lishol The Torah speaks of four types of children: one is wise, one is wicked, one is simple, and one does not know how to ask. Chacham mah hu omeir? Mah ha-eidot v'hachukim v'hamishpatim, asher tzivah Adonai Eloheinu etchem? V'af atah emor lo k'hilchot hapesach. Ein maftirin achar hapesach afikoman. The Wise One asks: "What is...