Four Questions About Mental Health

{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "four-questions-about-mental-health", "title": "Four Questions About Mental Health", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "These “Four Questions of Mental Health” are from JF&CS Chaverim Shel Shalom Haggadah. Chaverim Shel Shalom is a soci...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "These “Four Questions of Mental Health” are from JF&CS Chaverim Shel Shalom Haggadah. Chaverim Shel Shalom is a social group for Jewish adults living with psychiatric conditions.\n\n<h4>What is oppressing us? Is it self-imposed, such as a lack of achievement, or externally imposed, such as parents or political current events that are out of our control, or both of these things together?</h4>\n \n\n<h4>How can this seder help us and heal us?</h4>\n \n\n<h4>How can we take care of ourselves and maintain a positive cycle?</h4>\n \n\n<h4>If we were really serious about our healing, why don’t we tell the story of our deliverance every night, not just on Passover?</h4>\n\n \nOn this seder night, we recognize that, as Jews with psychiatric conditions, we have a great deal to teach our community. Because we know about the unpredictability and pain of having a chronic illness, we are compassionate toward others. Because we know what it is to be labeled as “different” and “defective” by those who don’t even know us as human beings, we are the contemporary embodiment of all Jewish history. Because we have experienced oppression and persecution firsthand, we each feel that we, personally, are struggling to leave Egypt behind us every day. In this way, we are mindful of that way we pray each morning, “Moses said to the people: remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of a house of slavery; for by a strong hand Adonai brought you out of this place; no leavened bread shall be eaten.”\n\nBecause we have learned from each other and from sensitive caregivers about how to care for ourselves, we respond to the needs of others who are less fortunate than we are who don’t know how to articulate their suffering.\n\nThousands of years ago, our ancestors were enslaved by the Egyptians. Today some of us find ourselves enslaved by the chains that bind our minds and our emotions. As we sit around the seder table with family and friends, sharing the story of our ancestors, we can be healed to some extent through our communal spirituality.\n\n Written by Jewish Family & Children’s Service for JewishBoston, March 2018. 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The seder starts with wine and then gives us three more opportunities to refill our cup and drink.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.\n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who chose us from all peoples and languages, and sanctified us with commandments, and lovingly gave to us special times for happiness, holidays and this time of celebrating the Holiday of Matzah, the time of liberation, reading our sacred stories, and remembering the Exodus from Egypt. For you chose us and sanctified us among all peoples. And you have given us joyful holidays. We praise God, who sanctifies the people of Israel and the holidays.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם \n שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, \nshe-hechiyanu v’key’manu v’higiyanu lazman hazeh. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, \nwho has kept us alive, raised us up, and brought us to this happy moment.\n\nDrink the first glass of wine!", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Kadesh", "slug": "kadesh" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 410, "tags": [ { "tag": "Kadesh", "slug": "kadesh" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Kadesh | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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(The Jewish obsession with food is older than you thought!)\n\nTo wash your hands, you don’t need soap, but you do need a cup to pour water over your hands. Pour water on each of your hands three times, alternating between your hands. If the people around your table don’t want to get up to walk all the way over to the sink, you could pass a pitcher and a bowl around so everyone can wash at their seats… just be careful not to spill!\n\nToo often during our daily lives we don’t stop and take the moment to prepare for whatever it is we’re about to do.\n\nLet's pause to consider what we hope to get out of our evening together tonight. Go around the table and share one hope or expectation you have for tonight's seder. \n\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Urchatz", "slug": "urchatz" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 406, "tags": [ { "tag": "Urchatz", "slug": "urchatz" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Urchatz - Wash Your Hands To Prepare for the Seder | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "wandering-over-haggadah-karpas", "title": "Karpas", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "Passover, like many of our holidays, combines the celebration of an event from our Jewish memory with a recognition of t...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "Passover, like many of our holidays, combines the celebration of an event from our Jewish memory with a recognition of the cycles of nature. As we remember the liberation from Egypt, we also recognize the stirrings of spring and rebirth happening in the world around us. The symbols on our table bring together elements of both kinds of celebration.\n\nWe now take a vegetable, representing our joy at the dawning of spring after our long, cold winter. Most families use a green vegetable, such as parsley or celery, but some families from Eastern Europe have a tradition of using a boiled potato since greens were hard to come by at Passover time. Whatever symbol of spring and sustenance we’re using, we now dip it into salt water, a symbol of the tears our ancestors shed as slaves. Before we eat it, we recite a short blessing:\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree ha-adama. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruits of the earth.\n\nWe look forward to spring and the reawakening of flowers and greenery. They haven’t been lost, just buried beneath the snow, getting ready for reappearance just when we most needed them.\n\n-\n\nWe all have aspects of ourselves that sometimes get buried under the stresses of our busy lives. What has this winter taught us? 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We now break the middle matzah into two pieces. The host should wrap up the larger of the pieces and, at some point between now and the end of dinner, hide it. This piece is called the afikomen, literally “dessert” in Greek. After dinner, the guests will have to hunt for the afikomen in order to wrap up the meal… and win a prize.\n\nWe eat matzah in memory of the quick flight of our ancestors from Egypt. As slaves, they had faced many false starts before finally being let go. So when the word of their freedom came, they took whatever dough they had and ran with it before it had the chance to rise, leaving it looking something like matzah.\n\nUncover and hold up the three pieces of matzah and say:\n\nThis is the bread of poverty which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All who are hungry, come and eat; all who are needy, come and celebrate Passover with us. This year we are here; next year we will be in Israel. This year we are slaves; next year we will be free.\n\nThese days, matzah is a special food and we look forward to eating it on Passover. Imagine eating only matzah, or being one of the countless people around the world who don’t have enough to eat.\n\nWhat does the symbol of matzah say to us about oppression in the world, both people literally enslaved and the many ways in which each of us is held down by forces beyond our control? How does this resonate with events happening now?\n\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Yachatz", "slug": "yachatz" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 419, "tags": [ { "tag": "Yachatz", "slug": "yachatz" }, { "tag": "Justice", "slug": "justice" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Yachatz - Breaking the Middle Matzah | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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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 performed for us. Others insist that we keep the focus on the role that every member of the community has in bringing about positive change. 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Our tradition speaks of four different types of children who might react differently to the Passover seder. It is our job to make our story accessible to all the members of our community, so we think about how we might best reach each type of child:\n\nWhat does the wise child say?\n\nThe wise child asks, What are the testimonies and laws which God commanded you? \n\nYou must teach this child the rules of observing the holiday of Passover.\n\nWhat does the wicked child say?\n\nThe wicked child asks, What does this service mean to you? \n\nTo you and not to himself! Because he takes himself out of the community and misses the point, set this child’s teeth on edge and say to him: “It is because of what God did for me in taking me out of Egypt.” Me, not him. Had that child been there, he would have been left behind.\n\nWhat does the simple child say?\n\nThe simple child asks, What is this? \n\nTo this child, answer plainly: “With a strong hand God took us out of Egypt, where we were slaves.”\n\nWhat about the child who doesn’t know how to ask a question?\n\nHelp this child ask.\n\nStart telling the story:\n\n“It is because of what God did for me in taking me out of Egypt.”\n\n-\n\nDo you see yourself in any of these children? At times we all approach different situations like each of these children. How do we relate to each of them?\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Children", "slug": "four-children" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 454, "tags": [ { "tag": "Four Children", "slug": "four-children" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Four Children | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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The idea of one God, invisible and all-powerful, inspired him to leave his family and begin a new people in Canaan, the land that would one day bear his grandson Jacob’s adopted name, Israel.\n\nGod had made a promise to Abraham that his family would become a great nation, but this promise came with a frightening vision of the troubles along the way: “Your descendants will dwell for a time in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and afflicted for four hundred years; however, I will punish the nation that enslaved them, and afterwards they shall leave with great wealth.\"\n\n Raise the glass of wine and say: \n\nוְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ וְלָֽנוּ\n\nV’hi she-amda l’avoteinu v’lanu.\n\nThis promise has sustained our ancestors and us.\n\nFor not only one enemy has risen against us to annihilate us, but in every generation there are those who rise against us. But God saves us from those who seek to harm us.\n\n The glass of wine is put down. \n\nIn the years our ancestors lived in Egypt, our numbers grew, and soon the family of Jacob became the People of Israel. Pharaoh and the leaders of Egypt grew alarmed by this great nation growing within their borders, so they enslaved us. We were forced to perform hard labor, perhaps even building pyramids. The Egyptians feared that even as slaves, the Israelites might grow strong and rebel. So Pharaoh decreed that Israelite baby boys should be drowned, to prevent the Israelites from overthrowing those who had enslaved them.\n\nBut God heard the cries of the Israelites. And God brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and outstretched arm, with great awe, miraculous signs and wonders. God brought us out not by angel or messenger, but through God’s own intervention. \n\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Exodus Story", "slug": "exodus-story" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 508, "tags": [ { "tag": "Exodus Story", "slug": "exodus-story" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Telling our Story | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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We regret that our freedom came at the cost of the Egyptians’ suffering, for we are all human beings made in the image of God. We pour out a drop of wine for each of the plagues as we recite them.\n\nDip a finger or a spoon into your wine glass for a drop for each plague.\n\nThese are the ten plagues which God brought down on the Egyptians:\n\nBlood | dam | דָּם\n\nFrogs | tzfardeiya | צְפַרְדֵּֽעַ\n\nLice | kinim | כִּנִּים\n\nBeasts | arov | עָרוֹב\n\nCattle disease | dever | דֶּֽבֶר\n\nBoils | sh’chin | שְׁחִין\n\nHail | barad | בָּרָד\n\nLocusts | arbeh | אַרְבֶּה\n\nDarkness | choshech | חֹֽשֶׁךְ\n\nDeath of the Firstborn | makat b’chorot | מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת\n\nThe Egyptians needed ten plagues because after each one they were able to come up with excuses and explanations rather than change their behavior. Could we be making the same mistakes? Make up your own list. What are the plagues in your life? What are the plagues in our world today? What behaviors do we need to change to fix them? \n\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 517, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Ten Plagues | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "wandering-over-haggadah-dayeinu", "title": "Dayeinu", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "The plagues and our subsequent redemption from Egypt are but one example of the care God has shown for us in our history...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "The plagues and our subsequent redemption from Egypt are but one example of the care God has shown for us in our history. Had God but done any one of these kindnesses, it would have been enough – dayeinu.\n\nאִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָֽנוּ מִמִּצְרַֽיִם, דַּיֵּנוּ\n\n Ilu hotzi- hotzianu, Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim, Dayeinu \n\nIf God had only taken us out of Egypt, that would have been enough!\n\nאִלּוּ נָתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה, דַּיֵּנוּ\n\n Ilu natan natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Torah, Natan lanu et ha-Torah , Dayeinu \n\nIf God had only given us the Torah, that would have been enough.\n\n The complete lyrics to Dayeinu tell the entire story of the Exodus from Egypt as a series of miracles God performed for us. (See the Additional Readings if you want to read or sing them all.)\n\nDayeinu also reminds us that each of our lives is the cumulative result of many blessings, small and large. \n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 351, "tags": [ { "tag": "Second Cup", "slug": "second-cup" }, { "tag": "Dayenu", "slug": "dayenu" } ], "themes": [ { "theme": "Songs", "slug": "songs" } ], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Dayeinu | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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There are still some symbols on our seder plate we haven’t talked about yet. Rabban Gamliel would say that whoever didn’t explain the shank bone, matzah, and marror (or bitter herbs) hasn’t done Passover justice.\n\nThe shank bone represents the Pesach, the special lamb sacrifice made in the days of the Temple for the Passover holiday. It is called the pesach, from the Hebrew word meaning “to pass over,” because God passed over the houses of our ancestors in Egypt when visiting plagues upon our oppressors.\n\nThe matzah reminds us that when our ancestors were finally free to leave Egypt, there was no time to pack or prepare. Our ancestors grabbed whatever dough was made and set out on their journey, letting their dough bake into matzah as they fled.\n\nThe bitter herbs provide a visceral reminder of the bitterness of slavery, the life of hard labor our ancestors experienced in Egypt.\n\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 473, "tags": [ { "tag": "Seder Plate", "slug": "seder-plate" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Passover Symbols | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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That’s why the Torah says “God brought us out from there in order to lead us to and give us the land promised to our ancestors.”\n\n---\n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who redeemed us and our ancestors from Egypt, enabling us to reach this night and eat matzah and bitter herbs. May we continue to reach future holidays in peace and happiness.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.\n\n Drink the second glass of wine! ", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 394, "tags": [ { "tag": "Second Cup", "slug": "second-cup" }, { "tag": "Dayenu", "slug": "dayenu" } ], "themes": [ { "theme": "Songs", "slug": "songs" } ], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "In Every Generation & Second Cup | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "rachtzah-16", "title": "Rachtzah", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "As we now transition from the formal telling of the Passover story to the celebratory meal, we once again wash our hands...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "As we now transition from the formal telling of the Passover story to the celebratory meal, we once again wash our hands to prepare ourselves. In Judaism, a good meal together with friends and family is itself a sacred act, so we prepare for it just as we prepared for our holiday ritual, recalling the way ancient priests once prepared for service in the Temple.\n\nSome people distinguish between washing to prepare for prayer and washing to prepare for food by changing the way they pour water on their hands. For washing before food, pour water three times on your right hand and then three times on your left hand.\n\nAfter you have poured the water over your hands, recite this short blessing.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדָֽיִם\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al n’tilat yadayim. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who made us holy through obligations, commanding us to wash our hands.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Rachtzah", "slug": "rachtzah" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 448, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Rachtzah | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Because we are using matzah instead of bread, we add a blessing celebrating this mitzvah.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶֽחֶם מִן הָאָֽרֶץ\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who brings bread from the land.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתַָיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל אֲכִילַת מַצָּה\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat matzah. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who made us holy through obligations, commanding us to eat matzah.\n\nDistribute and eat the top and middle matzah for everyone to eat.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Motzi-Matzah", "slug": "motzi-matzah" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 435, "tags": [ { "tag": "Motzi-Matzah", "slug": "motzi-matzah" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Motzi Matzah | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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On Passover, this...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": " Refill everyone’s wine glass. \n\nWe now say grace after the meal, thanking God for the food we’ve eaten. On Passover, this becomes something like an extended toast to God, culminating with drinking our third glass of wine for the evening:\n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, whose goodness sustains the world. You are the origin of love and compassion, the source of bread for all. Thanks to You, we need never lack for food; You provide food enough for everyone. We praise God, source of food for everyone.\n\nAs it says in the Torah: When you have eaten and are satisfied, give praise to your God who has given you this good earth. We praise God for the earth and for its sustenance.\n\nRenew our spiritual center in our time. We praise God, who centers us.\n\nMay the source of peace grant peace to us, to the Jewish people, and to the entire world. Amen.\n\nThe Third Glass of Wine\n\nThe blessing over the meal is immediately followed by another blessing over the wine:\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.\n\nDrink the third glass of wine!\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Bareich", "slug": "bareich" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 382, "tags": [ { "tag": "Bareich", "slug": "bareich" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Bareich | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Tradition holds that he will return in advance of messianic days to herald a new era of peace, so we set a place for Elijah at many joyous, hopeful Jewish occasions, such as a baby’s bris and the Passover seder.\n\nאֵלִיָּֽהוּ הַנָּבִיא, אֵלִיָּֽהוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּיאֵלִיָּֽהוּ, אֵלִיָּֽהוּ,אֵלִיָּֽהוּ הַגִּלְעָדִי\n\nבִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵֽנוּ יָבוֹא אֵלֵֽינוּ\n\nעִם מָשִֽׁיחַ בֶּן דָּוִד\n\nעִם מָשִֽׁיחַ בֶּן דָּוִד\n\nEliyahu hanavi \nEliyahu hatishbi \nEliyahu, Eliyahu, Eliyahu hagiladi \nBimheirah b’yameinu, yavo eileinu \nIm mashiach ben-David, \nIm mashiach ben-David\n\nElijah the prophet, the returning, the man of Gilad: \nreturn to us speedily, \nin our days with the messiah, \nson of David.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Hallel", "slug": "hallel" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 432, "tags": [ { "tag": "Elijah's Cup", "slug": "elijahs-cup" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Cup of Elijah | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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With this final cup, we give thanks for the experience of celebrating Passover together, for the traditions that help inform our daily lives and guide our actions and aspirations.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen. \n\nWe praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.\n\nDrink the fourth and final glass of wine! 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Our bellies are full, we have had several glasses of wine, we have told stories and sung songs, and now it is time for the evening to come to a close. At the end of the seder, we honor the tradition of declaring, “Next year in Jerusalem!”\n\nFor some people, the recitation of this phrase expresses the anticipation of rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem and the return of the Messiah. For others, it is an affirmation of hope and of connectedness with Klal Yisrael, the whole of the Jewish community. Still others yearn for peace in Israel and for all those living in the Diaspora.\n\nThough it comes at the end of the seder, this moment also marks a beginning. We are beginning the next season with a renewed awareness of the freedoms we enjoy and the obstacles we must still confront. We are looking forward to the time that we gather together again. Having retold stories of the Jewish people, recalled historic movements of liberation, and reflected on the struggles people still face for freedom and equality, we are ready to embark on a year that we hope will bring positive change in the world and freedom to people everywhere.\n\nIn The Leader's Guide to the Family Participation Haggadah: A Different Night, Rabbi David Hartman writes: “Passover is the night for reckless dreams; for visions about what a human being can be, what society can be, what people can be, what history may become.”\n\nWhat can we do to fulfill our reckless dreams? What will be our legacy for future generations?\n\nOur seder is over, according to Jewish tradition and law. As we had the pleasure to gather for a seder this year, we hope to once again have the opportunity in the years to come. We pray that God brings health and healing to Israel and all the people of the world, especially those impacted by natural tragedy and war. As we say…\n\nלְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בִּירוּשָׁלָֽיִם\n\n L’shana haba-ah biy’rushalayim \n\nNEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "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": 427, "tags": [ { "tag": "Nirtzah", "slug": "nirtzah" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Nirtzah | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "wandering-over-haggadah-dayeinu-long-version", "title": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Dayeinu (long version)", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "Dayeinu If God had taken us out of Egypt, And not judged the Egyptians, That would h...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "\n\nDayeinu\n\nIf God had taken us out of Egypt,\n And not judged the Egyptians,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had judging the Egyptians,\n And not done the same to their gods,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had judged the Egyptian gods,\n And not enacted the plague of the death of the first born,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had enacted the plague of the death of the first born,\n And not given us the spoils,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had given us the spoils,\n And not split the Red Sea,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had split the Red Sea,\n And not helped us pass through the middle,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had helped us pass through the middle of the Red Sea,\n And not closed it over our pursuers,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had closed the sea over our pursuers,\n And not kept us going through our 40 years of wandering in the desert,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had kept us going through our 40 years of wandering in the desert,\n And not fed us manna,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had fed us manna,\n And not given us Shabbat for rest,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had given us Shabbat,\n And not brought us to Mount Sinai,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had brought us to Mount Sinai,\n And not given us the Torah,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God had given us the Torah,\n And not let us enter the promised land of Israel,\n That would have been enough.\n\nIf God let us enter the promised land of Israel,\n And not built the Temple for us,\n That would have been enough!", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Songs", "slug": "songs" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 331, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Dayeinu (long version) | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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/wandering-over-haggadah-dayeinu-long-version", "og:title": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Dayeinu (long version) | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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": "wandering-over-haggadah-who-knows-one", "title": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Who Knows One", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "Who Knows One? At some seders, people go around the table reading the question and all 13 answers in one breath. Thirt...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "Who Knows One? \n At some seders, people go around the table reading the question and all 13 answers in one breath. Thirteen is hard! \n\n \n \nWho knows one?\n\nI know one.\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows two?\n\nI know two.\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows two?\n\nI know two.\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows four?\n\nI know four.\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows five?\n\nI know five.\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows six?\n\nI know six.\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows seven?\n\nI know seven.\n\nSeven are the days of the week\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows eight?\n\nI know eight.\n\nEight are the days for circumcision\n\nSeven are the days of the week\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows nine?\n\nI know nine.\n\nEight are the days for circumcision\n\nSeven are the days of the week\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows ten?\n\nI know ten.\n\nTen are the Words from Sinai\n\nNine are the months of childbirth\n\nEight are the days for circumcision\n\nSeven are the days of the week\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows eleven?\n\nI know eleven.\n\nEleven are the stars\n\nTen are the Words from Sinai\n\nNine are the months of childbirth\n\nEight are the days for circumcision\n\nSeven are the days of the week\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows twelve?\n\nI know twelve.\n\nTwelve are the tribes\n\nEleven are the stars\n\nTen are the Words from Sinai\n\nNine are the months of childbirth\n\nEight are the days for circumcision\n\nSeven are the days of the week\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth\n\nWho knows thirteen?\n\nI know thirteen\n\nThirteen are the attributes of God\n\nTwelve are the tribes\n\nEleven are the stars\n\nTen are the Words from Sinai\n\nNine are the months of childbirth\n\nEight are the days for circumcision\n\nSeven are the days of the week\n\nSix are the orders of the Mishnah\n\nFive are the books of the Torah\n\nFour are the matriarchs\n\nThree are the patriarchs\n\nTwo are the tablets of the covenant\n\nOne is our God in Heaven and Earth", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Songs", "slug": "songs" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 422, "tags": [ { "tag": "Songs", "slug": "songs" }, { "tag": "Translation", "slug": "translation" } ], "themes": [ { "theme": "Songs", "slug": "songs" } ], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Who Knows One | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "wandering-over-haggadah-answering-our-questions", "title": "Answering Our Questions", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "As all good term papers do, we start with the main idea: ּעֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ הָיִינו. עַתָּה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין Avadim hayi...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "As all good term papers do, we start with the main idea:\n\nּעֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ הָיִינו. עַתָּה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין \n\nAvadim hayinu hayinu. Ata b’nei chorin.\n\nWe were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt. Now we are free.\n\nWe were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and God took us from there with a strong hand and outstretched arm. Had God not brought our ancestors out of Egypt, then even today we and our children and our grandchildren would still be slaves. Even if we were all wise, knowledgeable scholars and Torah experts, we would still be obligated to tell the story of the exodus from Egypt.\n\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Maggid - Beginning", "slug": "maggid-beginning" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 351, "tags": [ { "tag": "Maggid", "slug": "maggid" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Answering Our Questions | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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/wandering-over-haggadah-answering-our-questions", "og:title": "Answering Our Questions | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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": "four-questions-45", "title": "The Four Questions", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "The formal telling of the story of Passover is framed as a discussion with lots of questions and answers. The tradition...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "The formal telling of the story of Passover is framed as a discussion with lots of questions and answers. The tradition that the youngest person asks the questions reflects the centrality of involving everyone in the seder. The rabbis who created the set format for the seder gave us the Four Questions to help break the ice in case no one had their own questions. Asking questions is a core tradition in Jewish life. If everyone at your seder is around the same age, perhaps the person with the least seder experience can ask them – or everyone can sing them all together.\n\nמַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילות\n\n Ma nishtana halaila hazeh mikol haleilot? \n\nWhy is this night different from all other nights?\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָֽנוּ אוֹכלין חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה כֻּלּוֹ מצה \n\n Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin chameitz u-matzah. Halaila hazeh kulo matzah. \n\nOn all other nights we eat both leavened bread and matzah. \nTonight we only eat matzah.\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָֽנוּ אוֹכְלִין שְׁאָר יְרָקוֹת הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה מָרוֹר\n\n Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin shi’ar yirakot haleila hazeh maror. \n\nOn all other nights we eat all kinds of vegetables, \nbut tonight we eat bitter herbs.\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אֵין אָֽנוּ מַטְבִּילִין אֲפִילוּ פַּֽעַם אחָת הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה שְׁתֵּי פְעמים\n\n Shebichol haleilot ain anu matbilin afilu pa-am echat. Halaila hazeh shtei fi-amim. \n\nOn all other nights we aren’t expected to dip our vegetables one time. \nTonight we do it twice.\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָֽנוּ אוֹכְלִין בֵּין יוֹשְׁבִין וּבֵין מְסֻבִּין. :הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה כֻּלָּֽנוּ מְסֻבין\n\n Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m’subin. Halaila hazeh kulanu m’subin. \n\nOn all other nights we eat either sitting normally or reclining. \nTonight we recline.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 1, "featuredIn": { "title": "Liberal Haggadah", "slug": "liberal-haggadah-15", "author": "Haggadot" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Questions", "slug": "four-questions" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 477, "tags": [ { "tag": "Four Questions", "slug": "four-questions" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Four Questions | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "orange-seder-plate-10", "title": "Orange on the Seder Plate", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "The Orange Even after one has encountered the collection of seemingly unconnected foods on the seder plate year after ye...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\">The Orange</h3>\n\n<img src=\"http://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.prod.jewishboston.com/photos/49293/orange_on_the_seder_plate_large.jpg\" alt=\"orange_on_the_seder_plate_large.jpg\" />\n\n\n\nEven after one has encountered the collection of seemingly unconnected foods on the seder plate year after year, it’s fun to ask what it’s all about. Since each item is supposed to spur discussion, it makes sense that adding something new has been one way to introduce contemporary issues to a seder.\n\nSo how was it that the orange found its place on the seder plate as a Passover symbol of feminism and women’s rights?\n\nThe most familiar version of the story features Susannah Heschel, daughter of Abraham Joshua Heschel and scholar in her own right, giving a speech about the ordination of women clergy. From the audience, a man declared, “A woman belongs on the bima like an orange belongs on the seder plate!” However, Heschel herself tells a different story.\n\nDuring a visit to Oberlin College in the early 1980s, she read a feminist Haggadah that called for placing a piece of bread on the seder plate as a symbol of the need to include gays and lesbians in Jewish life. Heschel liked the idea of putting something new on the seder plate to represent suppressed voices, but she was uncomfortable with using chametz, which she felt would invalidate the very ritual it was meant to enhance. She chose instead to add an orange and to interpret it as a symbol of all marginalized populations.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "David Levy, from INCLUDING WOMEN'S VOICES: The Jewish Women's Archive edition of The Wandering Is Over Haggadah (http://www.jewishboston.com/64-jewish-women-s-archive/blogs/1996-the-wandering", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Maror", "slug": "maror" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 352, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Orange on the Seder Plate | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Miriam’s Cup builds upon the message of the orange, transforming the seder into an empowering and inclusive experience.\n\nAlthough Miriam, a prophet and the sister of Moses, is never mentioned in the traditional Haggadah text, she is one of the central figures in the Exodus story.\n\nAccording to Jewish feminist writer Tamara Cohen, the practice of filling a goblet with water to symbolize Miriam’s inclusion in the seder originated at a Rosh Chodesh group in Boston in 1989. The idea resonated with many people and quickly spread.\n\nMiriam has long been associated with water. The rabbis attribute to Miriam the well that traveled with the Israelites throughout their wandering in the desert. In the Book of Numbers, the well dries up immediately following Miriam’s death. Of course, water played a role in Miriam’s life from the first time we meet her, watching over the infant Moses on the Nile, through her triumphant crossing of the Red Sea.\n\nThere is no agreed-upon ritual for incorporating Miriam’s Cup into the seder, but there are three moments in the seder that work particularly well with Miriam’s story.\n\nAs Moses’s sister, Miriam protected him as an infant and made sure he was safely received by Pharaoh’s daughter. Some seders highlight this moment by invoking her name at the start of the Maggid section when we begin telling the Passover story. Other seders, such as this one, incorporate Miriam’s cup when we sing songs of praise during the Maggid and later during the Hallel as a reminder that Miriam led the Israelites in song and dance during the Exodus. Still others place Miriam’s Cup alongside the cup we put out for Elijah.\n\nJust as there is no set time in the seder to use Miriam’s Cup, there is no set ritual or liturgy either. Some fill the cup with water at the start of the seder; others fill the cup during the seder. Some sing <a href=\"http://youtu.be/QZdSEsZ8bMo\">Debbie Friedman’s “Miriam’s Song”</a>; others sing “Miriam Ha-Neviah” by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner.\n\n As with all seder symbols, Miriam’s Cup is most effective when it inspires discussion.\n\n What does Miriam mean to you? How do all of her roles, as sister, protector, prophet, leader, singer, and dancer, contribute to our understanding of the Exodus story? Who are the Miriams of today? 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In our tradition, Passover is the season in which we imagine our own lives within the story and the story within our lives. Accordingly, we turn our thoughts to the many plagues affecting our society today. Our journey from slavery to redemption is ongoing, demanding the work of our hearts and hands. Here are ten “modern plagues”:\n \n\nHomelessness\n\nIn any given year, about 3.5 million people are likely to experience homelessness, about a third of them children, according to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. A recent study by the U.S. Conference of Mayors showed the majority of major cities lack the capacity to shelter those in need and are forced to turn people away. We are reminded time and again in the Torah that the Exodus is a story about a wandering people, once suffering from enslavement, who, through God’s help, eventually find their way to their homeland. As we inherit this story, we affirm our commitment to pursue an end to homelessness.\n\n\n\nHunger\n\nAbout 49 million Americans experience food insecurity, 16 million of them children. While living in a world blessed with more than enough food to ensure all of God’s children are well nourished, on Passover we declare, “Let all who are hungry come and eat!” These are not empty words, but rather a heartfelt and age-old prayer to end the man-made plague of hunger.\n\n\n\nInequality\n\nAccess to affordable housing, quality health care, nutritious food and quality education is far from equal. The disparity between the privileged and the poor is growing, with opportunities for upward mobility still gravely limited. Maimonides taught, “Everyone in the house of Israel is obligated to study Torah, regardless of whether one is rich or poor, physically able or with a physical disability.” Unequal access to basic human needs, based on one’s real or perceived identity, like race, gender or disability, is a plague, antithetical to the inclusive spirit of the Jewish tradition.\n\n\n\nGreed\n\nIn the Talmud, the sage Ben Zoma asks: “Who is wealthy? One who is happy with one’s lot.” These teachings evidence what we know in our conscience—a human propensity to desire more than we need, to want what is not ours and, at times, to allow this inclination to conquer us, leading to sin. Passover urges us against the plague of greed, toward an attitude of gratitude.\n\n\n\nDiscrimination and hatred\n\nThe Jewish people, as quintessential victims of hatred and discrimination, are especially sensitized to this plague in our own day and age. Today, half a century after the civil rights movement in the United States, we still are far from the actualization of the dream Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. articulated in Washington, D.C., a vision rooted in the message of our prophets. On Passover, we affirm our own identity as the once oppressed, and we refuse to stand idly by amid the plagues of discrimination and hatred.\n\n\n\nSilence amid violence\n\nEvery year, 4.8 million cases of domestic violence against American women are reported. Each year, more than 108,000 Americans are shot intentionally or unintentionally in murders, assaults, suicides and suicide attempts, accidental shootings and by police intervention. One in five children has seen someone get shot. We do not adequately address violence in our society, including rape, sex trafficking, child abuse, domestic violence and elder abuse, even though it happens every day within our own communities.\n\n\n\nEnvironmental destruction\n\nHumans actively destroy the environment through various forms of pollution, wastefulness, deforestation and widespread apathy toward improving our behaviors and detrimental civic policies. Rabbi Nachman of Brezlav taught, “If you believe you can destroy, you must believe you can repair.” Our precious world is in need of repair, now more than ever.\n\n\n\nStigma of mental illness\n\nOne in five Americans experiences mental illness in a given year. Even more alarming, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly two-thirds of people with a diagnosable mental illness do not seek treatment, and minority communities are the least likely to search for or have access to mental health resources. Social stigma toward those with mental illness is a widespread plague. Historically, people with mental health issues have suffered from severe discrimination and brutality, yet our society is increasingly equipped with the knowledge and resources to alleviate the plague of social stigma and offer critical support.\n\n\n\nIgnoring refugees\n\nWe are living through the worst refugee crisis since the Holocaust. On this day, we remember that “we were foreigners in the land of Egypt,” and God liberated us for a reason: to love the stranger as ourselves. With the memory of generations upon generations of our ancestors living as refugees, we commit ourselves to safely and lovingly opening our hearts and our doors to all peace-loving refugees.\n\n\n\nPowerlessness\n\nWhen faced with these modern plagues, how often do we doubt or question our own ability to make a difference? How often do we feel paralyzed because we do not know what to do to bring about change? 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What do you consider your “promised land,” or heaven on earth?\n\n2. In Hebrew, the word for Egypt is “Mitzraim,” which literally means “narrow place.” What is one way that you wish for our society to be more open?\n\n3. Moses is considered one of the greatest leaders in our history — he is described as being smart, courageous, selfless and kind. Which of today’s leaders inspires you in a similar way?\n\n4. Miriam was a prophetess and the sister of Moses who, after crossing the Red Sea, led the women in song and dance with tambourines. She is described as being courageous, confident, insightful and nurturing. Which musician or artist today inspires you in a similar way?\n\n5. More recent and ongoing struggles for freedom include civil rights, GLBTQ equality, and women’s rights. Who is someone involved in this work that you admire?\n\n6. Is there someone — or multiple people — in your family’s history who made their own journey to freedom?\n\n7. Freedom is a central theme of Passover. When in your life have you felt most free?\n\n8. If you could write an 11th commandment, what would it be?\n\n9. What’s the longest journey you have ever taken?\n\n10. How many non-food uses for matzah can you think of? Discuss!\n\n11. Let’s say you are an Israelite packing for 40 years in the desert. What three modern items would you want to bring?\n\n12. The Haggadah says that in every generation of Jewish history enemies have tried to eliminate us. What are the biggest threats you see to Judaism today?\n\n13. The Passover seder format encourages us to ask as many questions as we can. What questions has Judaism encouraged you to ask?\n\n14. Israel is central to the Passover seder. Do you think modern Israel is central to Jewish life? Why or why not?\n\n15. The manna in the desert had a taste that matched the desire of each individual who ate it. For you, what would that taste be? Why?\n\n16. Let’s say you had to swim across the Red Sea, and it could be made of anything except water. What would you want it to be?\n\n17. If the prophet Elijah walked through the door and sat down at your table, what’s the first thing you would ask him?\n\n18. Afikoman means “dessert” in Greek. If you could only eat one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be?\n\n19. What is something you wish to cleanse yourself of this year? A bad habit? An obsession or addiction?\n\n20. 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Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/the-four-questions-2020", "og:title": "The Four Questions 2020 | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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": "introduction-442290", "title": "A Seder for Everyone", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "Tonight, we gather together to celebrate Passover. Passover is a holiday commemorating the Israelites’ liberation from s...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "Tonight, we gather together to celebrate Passover. Passover is a holiday commemorating the Israelites’ liberation from slavery and their exodus from Egypt, as told in the beginning of the Book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible. Following the command that the story should always be taught to the next generation, Jews across time and space have celebrated this joyful holiday. As you might imagine, there are many aspects of the Passover celebration that have withstood the millennia of observance, and many traditions have been added, taken away and changed over time.\n\nTonight, we will eat a great meal together, enjoy four glasses (at least!) of wine, and tell the story of our ancestors’ liberation from slavery. We welcome all our guests to reflect with us on the meaning of freedom in each of our lives, traditions and histories. We will have the opportunity to consider our blessings, pledge to work harder at freeing those who still suffer, and try to cast off the things in our own lives that feel oppressive.\n\n As we get started, get comfortable! Find a pillow to help you recline. In ancient times, eating while lounging on a pillow or couch was a sign of freedom. We anticipate this seder should take about 45 minutes from start to dinner. Enjoy! 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As you might imagine, many aspects of the Passover celebration have withstood the millennia of observance, and many traditions have been added, taken away and changed over time. Now, the choice is yours.\n\nThis seder is generally designed to take about 45 minutes from start to dinner, and to be accessible to everyone. Make the experience your own by including additional readings or favorite family traditions. You can also create new traditions relevant for the guests with whom you will be sharing your seder.\n\nYou’ll notice the meal is right in the middle; if you just stop there, you’ll miss some of the best parts (including half the wine)! But be realistic—if you don’t think you and your guests will want to pick up the Haggadah again after the entrée, consider moving some of the second-half highlights to the pre-dinner slot.\n\nJust as seders vary from household to household, so do leadership styles. Our recommendation is to encourage lots of participation; that way everyone is invested in the experience and there will be more lively conversation.\n\nThis Haggadah deliberately minimizes the role of the leader so every guest can participate at his or her comfort level. Take the time to make sure everyone at the seder introduces themselves and let them know they can participate as much or as little as they’d like.\n\nAs leader, though, you’re not completely off the hook! 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The seder starts with wine and then gives us three more opportunities to refill our cups and drink. \n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם \nבּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן: \n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen. \n\nWe praise you, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.\n\nWe praise you, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who created a heritage that endures through the ages, ever changing and ever meaningful. We thank You for the many opportunities for holiness as we celebrate this joyous holiday of matzah together, remembering the liberation, the Exodus from Egypt. We praise you, God, who makes us holy in our celebration.\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם \nשֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה:\n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, she-hechiyanu v’key’manu v’higiyanu lazman hazeh. \n\nWe praise you, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who has given us life, sustained us, and brought us to this joyous season.\n\n Drink the first glass of wine! 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Here are four questions to help every parent on their journey. \n\n<h4>Why does parenting today seem harder than in the past?</h4>\n\n \nIn the era of 24/7 social media, parents often feel confused and pressured by the deluge of parenting opinions and advice. How do I prevent and handle temper tantrums? What about sibling fights? How do I parent in the age of social media? How can I fortify my child to bounce back from pitfalls and setbacks? How do I raise my child to be a mensch?\n\nDiscipline may also confound parents; with yelling described as the new spanking, parents can feel confused and guilty. Talking about challenges with a friend or a group of supportive parents can help us realize that we are not alone in feeling unsure about our parenting decisions. Many of us find comfort in accepting that we don’t need to—and indeed cannot be—perfect, and aim instead for being “good enough” parents.\n\n<h4>Why do kids ask such hard questions?</h4>\n\n \nYoung children challenge us with their amazing questions: Where is God? What happens when people die? Why do I have to die? Why don’t we celebrate the same way that my friends and cousins do? Or they may just keep asking, “Why?” Parents want advice on what to say, especially if they don’t consider themselves spiritual or religious. And in interfaith families, questions about practices and beliefs may feel particularly loaded. Honest conversations between parents about these tough queries can be hard to come by, even for parents who are affiliated with a congregation or a Jewish day school. Parents can benefit from processing their own concerns with other thoughtful adults. Having a chance to figure out their views and discern their values before the hard questions come up can be extremely valuable.\n\n<h4>Does parenting get easier as your children get older?</h4>\n\n \nIt gets…different. Parents of tweens and teens need support too, just in a different way. According to a recent study, mothers of middle school-age students suffer from depression more than mothers of children of any other ages—even more than parents of newborns. With tweens and teens beginning the process of separation, parents struggle with how to respond; like their children, parents undergo their own identity shifts. In Parenting Your Tween Through a Jewish Lens we introduce the concept of tzimtzum, which literally means “contraction.” According to tradition, God contracted to make space for creation. We encourage parents to consider how to consciously “contract” in a way that works for them, and at the same time honors their tweens’ and teens’ growing independence.\n\n<h4>How can Jewish tradition inform our parenting today?</h4>\n\n \nThe idea that Jewish tradition offers thousands of years of wisdom can comfort today’s parents, who are relieved to be reminded that parenting challenges date back millennia. After all, Adam and Eve didn’t have the easiest job with their kids.\n\nIn the first session of PTJL, we explore the “joys and oys” of parenthood—allowing parents to acknowledge their challenges while also exploring traditional Jewish teachings to bring joy into our parenting lives. For one father, the chaos of getting small children fed and out the door in the morning became the unlikely chance to pause and reflect on gratitude. One mother shared that participating in PTJL was like \"hitting reset\" on her day-to-day life; she created a “Blessing for the Home” that reflected her family’s unique needs and ideals, and helped them keep their core values more present in their home. For other parents, hearing how different families observed Jewish practices helped them be more confident in what they did—or didn’t do—for Shabbat.\n\n Written by Erica Streit-Kaplan of Parenting Through a Jewish Lens at Hebrew College for JewishBoston, March 2019. 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Unt...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "A few years ago I attended a Passover seder and was struck to see, for the first time, an orange on the seder plate. Until that moment, the concept of modern-day additions to the plate were altogether foreign to me. In the course of the seder, the meaning of the orange was explained to me: Introduced by feminist and Jewish scholar Dr. Susannah Heschel, the orange represents “the fruitfulness for all Jews when lesbians and gay men are contributing and active members of Jewish life.\"\n\nToday, it is my fervent hope that the orange’s initial meaning on the seder plate has been expanded to include other identities in the LGBTQ+ community. As a queer trans man, I ache to be seen as a fruitful member of my faith community, not in spite of my gender identity or sexual orientation, but because of it. That ache for freedom and authenticity is precisely what Passover is about: the drive of all people to be free to express their faith, and their many intersecting identities.\n\nFor trans and gender creative people, finding acceptance in our faith is often fraught with questioning: Will I be accepted? Will I be pushed away from a faith or community that is important to my identity? Can I be my full authentic self before my congregation? Can I be my authentic self before God? Although rarely limited to four, these types of questions cast a shadow on the experiences of many trans people, much like the Four Questions hover over the Passover table. Unlike Passover, however, the questions trans people may ask aren’t always so clearly answered.\n\nThis year, I pose the following questions to you in the hopes that when (not if) a trans or gender creative person comes to your faith community, they find answers of hope, healing and freedom.\n\n<h4>What does \"transgender\" mean? What does \"non-binary\" mean? And what about \"gender creative\"?</h4>\n\n \nThere are many ways to define transgender—simply because there are many ways to be transgender. To boil down the essence as concisely as possible, a transgender person is someone whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. To use myself as an example, I was assigned female at birth; however, I am not a woman—I identify as a trans man.\n\nSome in the trans community identify on a gender binary, meaning within one of two categories: man or woman. Many know their gender identity to be outside that binary, thus are non-binary. Identities in the non-binary community include gender fluid, gender queer, agender, bi-gender and many others.\n\nGender creative, as well as gender expansive, are two terms often used to describe youth who are journeying to discover their identity relative to gender. For many youth, it may take time and exploration to discover who they are or want to be, and gender is no different.\n\nAnother important definition not included in the initial question is the term \"cisgender.\" Sometimes shortened to “cis” (much in the same way that transgender is often shortened to “trans”), this term is used to describe someone who identifies with the gender associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. For example, my spouse, Lauren, is a cisgender woman: she was assigned female at birth and identifies as a woman.\n\nQuestions for the table: What ways have we been exposed to or learned about transgender identities? And what stories, narratives or intersecting identities were missing from that exposure?\n\n<h4>How has the transgender rights movement differed from or intersected with other LGBTQ+ rights movements, like marriage equality, military service, etc.?</h4>\n\n \nThe fight for transgender rights and equality is far from over; and for some states, equal rights are under attack. However, transgender people have been a part of the national push for LGBTQ+ equality since it began. Trans people—more specifically, trans women of color—were the first to rise up and push back against police at the historic Compton Cafeteria and Stonewall Riots. Trans people were critical organizers during the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and '90s. Here in Boston, the first LGBTQ+ youth organization in the city was founded by the amazing Grace Sterling Stowell, a local hero and trans woman.\n\nHowever, the movement for LGBTQ+ equality thus far has often centered on marriage equality for gay, lesbian and bisexual couples. Now that we’ve attained this exciting victory in the U.S., transgender rights are beginning to move to the forefront of our movement. We are pushing for nondiscrimination laws that ensure we can access hospitals, education or employment free from discrimination. We are working to educate health care and insurance providers about our unique health needs. We are creating policies to ensure trans and gender creative youth are safe in schools and at home.\n\nNot only that, but many of us in the LGBTQ+ rights movement are also working for equality broadly—economic justice, racial justice, immigration rights, health care rights and so many others. We know that when transphobia intersects with other forms of oppression, such as racism, classism, ableism and others, our community sees even higher rates of discrimination and violence.\n\nQuestions for the table: Who is Marsha P. Johnson? Sylvia Rivera? Who are other trans icons in the movement for social justice? How can we be better about lifting up their stories?\n\n<h4>What are ways we can incorporate transgender rights advocacy, allyship or movement building in our own lives?</h4>\n\n \nIn my own work and life, I often come back to the passage, \"Justice, justice shall you pursue\" (Deuteronomy 16:20). The work for equality and justice is an essential part of my Jewish faith. So not only is it important to advocate for the rights of marginalized communities, but it is an expression of my faith to do so.\n\nThe first and most important way to be an ally in your everyday life is to seek out educational and media materials about the trans and gender creative community. More specifically, look for materials or opportunities led by trans voices. There is a wide array of media out there, but not all of it is provided in an authentic way for trans people.\n\nNext, I would think about your own life and areas where trans voices are either absent or inaccessible. For instance, does your temple have any statement of inclusion for LGBTQ+ people? Does your place of work have a nondiscrimination policy that includes sexual orientation or gender identity? If not, find resources to bring that might be helpful. Keshet is an LGBTQ+ Jewish organization that can help you think about ways to make a shul more inclusive. Organizations like the Mass Trans Political Coalition, GLAD and others may be able to help with policy materials as well.\n\nLastly, think about ways you might be able to support the trans rights movement. Volunteer opportunities are available across the Boston area, especially for the upcoming trans rights ballot initiative. There are trans-led, trans-focused organizations locally and nationally that rely on donations to keep their doors open. These are all great ways to make trans rights a part of your personal pursuit for justice and equality.\n\nQuestion for the table: Make a plan together of ways we want to be involved in the transgender rights movement. Are there volunteer opportunities, events we can attend or trans-focused media (movies, theater, television) we can support?\n\n<h4>How is gender identity or expression represented in Jewish faith, texts or history?</h4>\n\n \nIt’s important to remember that trans and gender creative people are not a new phenomenon or a “creation” of the millennial generation. We have been a part of human history since its beginning. Which begs the question: Are there trans or non-binary people in Jewish texts or history?\n\nI could spend days writing about the ways in which gender shows up in the Torah and Talmud in unexpected and fluid ways. From the very beginning, God created Adam (or more specifically ha-adam), the first human: before God splits Adam to create Eve (from Adam’s side or rib, depending on your reading), this first human (ha-adam) is both man and woman, containing the elements of both. And, as we read, Adam’s initial form was created “in God’s image.” Does that mean that God is both man and woman, and thus non-binary? Adam, and therefore God, do not fit into one gender alone, but all genders, all expressions, including trans identities. Our tradition certainly recognizes and celebrates that multi-gendered deity-names for the almighty are both masculine and feminine. I know many congregations that have moved to using gender-neutral pronouns (“They/Them/Theirs” or “Ze/Hir/Hirs” for God, rather than the patriarchal and limiting “He”) to reflect this reading.\n\nGranted, this is my interpretation (though one I’ve studied in text and with several rabbis over the years), but suffice it to say, the representation of trans identities is scattered throughout Jewish texts. The Talmud references not just two genders (man and woman), but six genders throughout.\n\nMy point is, trans and gender creative people are part of Jewish history and text, if you take the time to look. And, more important, trans and gender creative Jews are part of our Jewish community today and will be forevermore. It behooves us to make space for trans members of our faith. This year, make the orange a part of your seder plate, make LGBTQ+ rights and history a part of the conversation, and make space at your table for trans and gender creative people this year and all years to come.\n\nQuestions for the table: At first impression, how do you think the Torah and Talmud might address binary or non-binary trans identities? After learning more, are you surprised? How has your congregation or Torah study addressed gender?\n\n Written by Mason Dunn for JewishBoston, March 2018. 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He expressed what may be the earliest record of an anti-Semitic statement:\n\n“And he said to his people, 'Look, the Israelite people are much too numerous for us. Let us deal shrewdly with them, so that they may not increase; otherwise in the event of war they may join our enemies in fighting against us and rise from the ground.’”\n\nThe Haggadah recognized that Pharaoh’s hatred of the Israelites was not unique. It tells us: “And not just one enemy has risen up against us to destroy us, to the contrary: in every generation, they rise up against us to destroy us.” Jewish history is much more than a saga of oppression, persecution and genocide, but anti-Semitism persists and it is therefore essential that we know what it is and what we can do to fight it.\n\n<h4>What is anti-Semitism?</h4>\n\n \nAnti-Semitism refers to beliefs or behavior hostile toward Jews just because they are Jewish. It may take the form of religious teachings or racial ideologies that proclaim the inferiority of Jews and view them as a danger to society. It can be expressed by efforts to isolate, oppress or otherwise injure them, as well as hate speech, violence and acts of intimidation. It may also include prejudiced or stereotyped views about Jews.\n\nAnti-Semitism is found all over the world, though the amount varies greatly from place to place. According to polling data, in the United States the number of those who hold anti-Semitic views has held steady at about 13 percent. In the last two years, however, there has been a significant rise in reports of anti-Semitic incidents, along with a rise in hate incidents against Muslims, LGBTQ people and others. In 2017 alone, ADL recorded 1,986 incidents of anti-Semitism, the largest single-year increase on record.\n\n<h4>Is there a difference between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism?</h4>\n\n \nCriticism of the policies of the government of Israel, like that of any other country, is a legitimate part of public discourse. Criticism of Israel ceases to be legitimate, however, when it makes use of anti-Semitic stereotypes and images. Anti-Zionism, defined as prejudice against the Jewish movement for self-determination and the right to a homeland in the State of Israel, crosses the line to anti-Semitism when it uses traditional anti-Semitic imagery or stereotypes, blames all Jews for the actions of Israel or denies or questions Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and equal member of the global community.\n\n<h4>Why should we worry about anti-Semitism when there is so much racism, misogyny, homophobia, anti-immigrant bigotry, etc.?</h4>\n\n \nNo hatred should be tolerated and no one should suffer because of who they are. As long as Jews are targeted for terrorism, violence and hatred, all those who care about human rights and human dignity must fight anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism, however, does not exist in a vacuum. Those who hate Jews usually hate others as well. Therefore, the fight is not only against anti-Semitism, but also about all forms of prejudice and hatred.\n\n<h4>What can I do about anti-Semitism?</h4>\n\n \nFirst, when you see it, name it and call it out. As has been pointed out often, the only thing necessary for evil to persist is for good people to say nothing. Second, if you or someone you know is the target of a hate incident or a hate crime, report it to your local police department, attorney general or ADL. Finally, support organizations that are working to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry.\n\n Written by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New England for JewishBoston, March 2018. 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Even before the holid...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "Passover is a holiday that asks us to pause our usual routines and be mindful of our surroundings. Even before the holiday begins, we are instructed to clean our houses of any hametz—leavened food—that might be lurking in corners and under cupboards. Instead of rushing through our lives and our living spaces, we go through them slowly and carefully.\n\nAt our Passover seders, we spend hours telling the story of when we were slaves in Egypt and how we came to be free. Instead of going through our days thinking about our next task, meeting or errand, Passover is a time when we dig deep into the past and focus on the plight of our ancestors. And then finally for eight days, we alter our usual meals and eating routines and take notice of what we put into our bodies. We pay attention to what we cook, where we eat and the food we share with others.\n\nIn this holiday of reflecting and noticing, we also find ourselves asking questions. The four traditional questions asked during the seder offer a launch pad for us to stop and consider questions we do not often allow ourselves the time to contemplate. This Passover, we encourage you to think about four more questions that reflect the issues we are grappling with today.\n\n<h4>Gun violence</h4>\n\n \nWhen we are about to ask the Four Questions, we usually turn to the youngest at our table. As a country, we are turning now to our youth, who are leading the call for gun law reform and holding our elected officials accountable.\n\nHow can we, as individuals and as communities, support the leadership of our young adults who are calling for changes to our state and federal gun laws? How can we offer them the wisdom of our years while still allowing the space for their own creativity and ingenuity?\n\n<h4>Immigration</h4>\n\n \nIn the Passover story, the Hebrews are not originally from Egypt, but over many generations have built their lives there and put down roots. We see Pharaoh become threatened by their numbers, and in response to his fear he issues a decree for all first-born male babies to be drowned in the Nile.\n\nToday, immigrant communities who have been in the United States for generations and have contributed greatly to our country are facing threats of deportation, violence and persecution. This fear of the “other,” both in Pharaoh’s time and in ours, is turned into laws and systems that work to keep people out or remove them from their homes and families.\n\nWhere have you encountered laws or systems that are designed to keep out immigrant communities, either today or in your family’s history? How can we help people overcome their fears of the “other” today?\n\n<h4>Economic justice</h4>\n\n \nWhen Moses first comes to the Hebrews after meeting God in the burning bush, the Hebrews do not believe he has come to bring their liberation. They feel forgotten by God because they have been sending up their cries and prayers for years while enduring the backbreaking labor and unbearable conditions under Pharaoh.\n\nFor years, workers and their allies have had to fight for a livable wage and the right to form unions, as well as equal pay and rights on the job. Low-wage workers have been left without enough income for food, rent and basic needs, while increasing amounts of wealth have flowed to those in higher income brackets.\n\nWho has been forgotten by our economic system? How can we amplify workers’ calls for higher wages and economic justice so that our collective cries cannot be ignored?\n\n<h4>Criminal justice</h4>\n\n \nRight before Moses flees Egypt into the desert, he kills one of the Egyptian guards and stands horrified at his actions. In an attempt to stop him from leaving, he is reassured that as the son of Pharaoh, he will not receive any punishment or consequences for his actions. The laws of the time were such that he would not be seen as a criminal because of his identity.\n\nToday, we know that to be born a person of color, poor, transgender or many other marginalized identities means that you encounter a higher likelihood of being suspected of committing a crime. We also know that people of color are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system.\n\nHow does our current legal system decide who should be judged as a criminal? 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As we commemorate the leadership of matriarchs in the Exodus story, the questions about our contemporary relationship to women’s rights and liberation come to the fore. These questions contemplate how our future can be more equitable and just for all women. \n\n<h4>What is a feminist?</h4>\n\n \nWe’ve heard the word before. Feminist. But the meaning of the word seems…controversial. Is a feminist someone who hates men? To be a feminist, do you have to burn your bra and not shave your armpits? Is Lena Dunham really a feminist?\n\nSimply put, being a feminist means you believe in the social, political and economic equality of women. So why is it such a dirty word? What makes this such a “hot topic”?\n\nAsk around the table: What does it mean to you to be a feminist? Do you identify as a feminist? Why or why not?\n\n<h4>Why is it essential that feminism be intersectional?</h4>\n\n \nThe term “intersectional,” coined by scholar and activist Kimberlé Crenshaw, is the idea that multiple identities intersect to create a whole; in order to fully understand someone’s identity, we must think of each separate identity as linked to all the others. As an example, a white Jewish woman is all three parts of her identity; she cannot simply separate her race, religion and gender when these identities intersect and interplay with one another constantly.\n\nSo why is this important in relation to feminism? Because if our concept of equality doesn’t include the liberation of women of color, queer women, disabled women, then what are we fighting for? If we don’t name these identities explicitly in our struggle, we leave out the essential experience and strength they bring.\n\nDo you think your feminism is intersectional? Do you think it’s important that feminism be intersectional? Have you thought about intersectional feminism before?\n\n<h4>How can we better include trans women in our fight for gender equality?</h4>\n\n \nSpeaking of intersectionality, as trans issues have come into the media spotlight over the past few years, it’s essential we think about how we can improve our inclusion of trans women in feminism. When we consider the wage gap, are we talking about anyone besides white cisgender (i.e. non-transgender) women? When we fight for health care, are we accounting for the needs of trans women within that system? When we talk about reproductive justice, do we conflate being a woman with having a uterus? Do our women’s events have space for trans women to feel comfortable using the restroom? Jewish women’s spaces often center on bat mitzvah or Rosh Chodesh; can we expand these rituals and events to meaningfully include trans women?\n\nHow do you think we can better include trans women in our fight for gender justice? And beyond the fight for women’s rights, how is your Jewish community inclusive of the trans community?\n\n<h4>What are some concrete ways we can fight for gender equality?</h4>\n\n \nIt’s easy to be theoretical when we talk about the struggle for justice. While it’s great to use our brains and hearts sometimes, we must use our hands as well. Not every act of rebellion needs to be a huge march or protest. Not everyone can call or march, not everyone can strike or boycott, not everyone is safe enough to speak up; however, everyone can take some action.\n\nGo around the table and share one way you will fight against the patriarchy this year. Make a public commitment to those at your seder table and tell everyone about how you can make a difference.\n\n With gratitude and love to Gracie Bulleit, Annie Kee, Andrea Krakovsky, Jordyn Rozensky and Joanna Ware for their input and help. \n\n Written by Emilia Diamant for JewishBoston, March 2017. 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While we often believe that slavery has...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "When we think of the Exodus, we recall that our ancestors were slaves in Egypt. While we often believe that slavery has been eradicated in our day, many of the same oppressive conditions under which the Israelites lived in Egypt can be found in our own country today. Workers often live perilous lives in unsafe working conditions. Housekeepers and janitors handle toxic chemicals without any protections or training. Day laborers may have their wages withheld without explanation. Hourly workers may never see overtime pay, or are forced to work “off the clock.” Without a living wage, and without basic benefits like paid leave and health care coverage, many workers today must work multiple jobs, giving up valuable time with their families.\n\nLike slaves, many workers have no say in their working conditions. Like slaves, workers give up their dignity to serve the bottom line.\n\nPassover is an ideal time to engage in the struggle for workers’ rights and economic justice. We can look at what is going on with people who work in all kinds of jobs, including our own. This holiday calls us to become involved in advancing the dignity of workers.\n\n<h4>Judaism values work and workers. Go around the table: What kind of work do you do, and do you feel respected at work?</h4>\n\n \nWe spend much of our lives working, so it’s important that people are respected for their work, no matter their position. Respect for one’s work is demonstrated in many ways, such as paying workers decent wages, listening to how they think the work could best be done and allowing time and flexibility for people to pay attention to their families and their own health. At the Jewish Labor Committee, we understand that low-wage workers and middle-class workers are often taken advantage of, and that it’s important to stand up for all workers. We work in the Jewish community to gather support for workers.\n\n<h4>Many people who have jobs don’t get paid enough to pay for basic needs or work in unsafe conditions. What are the ways that unions, government policy and consumer demand can help change workers’ conditions?</h4>\n\n \nFor the better part of a century, the Jewish Labor Committee has worked to engage the Jewish community in supporting union campaigns, legislation and consumer boycotts that have improved the lives of thousands of people. When businesses and legislators see that the Jewish community takes a stand on worker issues, it makes a significant difference. In the past year, the New England Jewish Labor Committee supported Verizon workers, janitors and Harvard University dining-hall workers to win union contracts that improved their wages, provided job security and improved or continued their health-care benefits. Currently, in the Massachusetts Legislature, we are working to pass an increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour, as well as pass the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act to help employees when they or their family members are ill, or when a new child comes into the family.\n\n<h4>The story of Passover teaches us that slavery is wrong. Where does slavery currently exist in the U.S. and in the world, and what’s being done to stop it?</h4>\n\n \nIt’s hard to imagine that slavery exists today, but it does, even in the United States—on farms, in prisons and in homes. In recent years, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, whose work the Jewish Labor Committee has been involved with for the past five years, exposed and halted slavery on farms in Florida. There are also domestic workers across the U.S. and in Massachusetts who are not allowed to leave the households where they work because their employers have taken their passports and cell phones to prevent them from leaving. The Massachusetts Coalition of Domestic Workers, along with the New England Jewish Labor Committee, is one of the groups fighting against this.\n\nOur criminal-justice system does not protect prisoners from working for nothing or almost nothing, producing large profits for corporations in much the same way African-American slaves worked as slaves in the U.S. before the Civil War. We have many social-action groups in Massachusetts synagogues that are working for criminal-justice reform. There are also organizations, such as the National Council of Jewish Women, who are working to stop the practice of girls and young women being taken into the sex industry against their will.\n\n<h4>In our society, people who have different work lives than we do may be invisible to us. What might we gain, as individuals and as a society, by getting to know people who earn their living in different ways than we do?</h4>\n\n \nPart of the reason our country is experiencing such a big political divide is that we don’t have much real contact with people of different socio-economic classes than our own. As economic inequality has grown, we have less easy opportunities to build relationships with people who have different kinds of jobs. Reaching out to people and hearing each other’s stories will help bridge that divide. This helps everyone feel more connected, hopeful and less alone.\n\n Written by New England Jewish Labor Committee for JewishBoston, March 2017. 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It’s difficult to tel...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "At Passover every year, we read the story of our ancestors’ pursuit of liberation from oppression. It’s difficult to tell that story and not feel compelled to help others who are being oppressed. There are numerous social-justice themes in the Exodus story, including hunger, homelessness, oppression and redemption. Oppression still exists in society today, and it’s important as Jews to focus on how to help others and take an active role in our community, country and world.\n\n<h4>In what ways are people in our society discriminated against or treated unequally?</h4>\n\n \nWhat are examples of recent discrimination? What groups are targeted? How can we advocate for more equal treatment? How can we prevent future generations from being victims of discrimination?\n\n<h4>Is it our responsibility to support displaced people who have been forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution?</h4>\n\n \nDeuteronomy says, “You must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” What does this mean to you when you think about refugees and immigrants today? What could you do to help? Have you spoken to your elected officials about your thoughts on refugees and immigrants?\n\n<h4>Why on this night do we invite the hungry and vulnerable to share our meal?</h4>\n\n \nIs this an important part of Passover to you? Psalms 145:16 says, “You give [food] open-handedly, feeding every creature to its heart’s content.” What does this mean in your life? Have you invited or been invited to share a meal with others you don’t know well in the past? If so, how did it feel?\n\n<h4>How can we address hunger and homelessness in our community this year?</h4>\n\n \nIs there something you could do in your community to help those who are hungry and homeless? Proverbs teaches: “Speak up for the mute, for the rights of the unfortunate. Speak up, judge righteously, champion the poor and the needy.” What does this mean for you?\n\nHere’s a fifth question, courtesy of American Jewish World Service:\n\n<h4>How can we make this year different from all other years?</h4>\n\n \nThis year, this Passover, let us recommit to that sacred responsibility to protect the stranger, particularly those vulnerable strangers in faraway places whose suffering is so often ignored. Let us infuse the rituals of the seder with action: When tasting the matzah, the bread of poverty, let us find ways to help the poor and the hungry. When eating the maror, let us commit to help those whose lives are embittered by disease. When dipping to commemorate the blood that protected our ancestors against the angel of death, let us pursue protection for those whose lives are threatened by violence and conflict. When reclining in celebration of our freedom, let us seek opportunities to help those who are oppressed.\n\n With excerpts from American Jewish World Service, Repair the World, Union for Reform Judaism and Religious Action Center. \n\n Written by JCRC’s ReachOut! for JewishBoston JewishBoston, March 2017. 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In the midrash, God tells us: “See to it that you do not spoil and destroy My world; for if you do, there will be no one else to repair it.” The reality is that we are spoiling and destroying the world, but if we act now, with passion and a sense of purpose, we can still make a difference in the future of the planet. On Passover, we are each to consider that we ourselves are coming out of bondage and into freedom, and freedom brings responsibility. Quite appropriately, in the words of the sage Hillel, “If not now, when?” \n\n<h4>Why is this night different from all other nights?</h4>\n\n \nUntil this night, we paid little heed to the effect of fossil fuel consumption on the planet.\n\nWe’ve only been able to accurately measure the level of carbon in the atmosphere since the 1960s, when it was found to be 315 ppm; 350 ppm is considered safe for the future of the planet, but currently carbon levels exceed 400 ppm. Ninety-seven percent of all climate scientists understand that consuming fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, along with other human actions, will continue to change the world into a less and less hospitable home for our children and grandchildren.\n\nUntil this night, we ignored the impact of our actions on the health of the planet and the viability of all species.\n\nAll our choices—from the goods and materials we buy, use and throw away to the choices about what food we eat, what type of transportation we use and how we invest our money—impact the environment in terms of water, land, air pollution and greenhouse gases. More sustainable personal and communal choices can lessen this impact. When we understand that we and all other living and nonliving things are part of God’s sacred creation, it’s easier for us to treat it with love and respect.\n\nUntil this night, we disregarded the consequences of our food choices on our carbon footprint.\n\nThe entire global food system, from manufacturing fertilizer to growing, harvesting, storing, packaging and transporting food, is responsible for up to 30% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Switching from meat-rich meals to vegetarian ones significantly reduces an average person’s carbon footprint.\n\nUntil this night, we left others in charge of caring for the planet while we sat by, dazzled by the conveniences of our modern economy.\n\nThe majority of people in the world believe climate change is a serious or very serious problem. The intensity of concern varies across the world, and Latin Americans and sub-Saharan Africans are more worried than Americans and Chinese, whose countries have the highest overall carbon dioxide emissions. In the United States, although most people believe climate change is a serious issue, few give high priority to combating it. In the meantime, parts of Pacific Island nations are disappearing under rising sea levels.\n\nAs you travel to freedom this Passover, what new responsibility toward protecting creation and future generations are you willing to take on as an expression of your newfound personal freedom? Areas of your life to consider are food, transportation, plastics and other goods and materials, renewable energy, advocacy, self and community education, and personal finances. What can you do in your own life to live more sustainably? Who else can you help to change—your work, house of worship, extended family, elected officials?\n\nAldo Leopold said: “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” What do you see in your actions that are right and wrong by this standard?\n\nBirds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish are dying 72 times faster than normal. Eliminating biodiversity threatens to disrupt the pollination of flowers, water purification and the food chain. How does this affect you and your community? How close do you live to the ocean? Have you thought about how the increasing sea rate rise will affect you, your children and your grandchildren?\n\nThe Amazon rainforest is called the “lungs of the world” because more than 20 percent of the world oxygen is produced there. Yet 150 acres are cut down each day, vanishing at 20,000 square miles a year. As this trend continues, how do you think it will affect you?\n\nA relationship to land that is strictly economic is based on privileges and not obligation. And yet the midrash said, “See to it that you do not spoil and destroy My world.” What other ways can we have a relationship to land that is more ethical?\n\nEvery year, 180 million tons of toxic waste is dumped into rivers, lakes, streams and oceans by mining companies. This waste can contain arsenic, lead, mercury, cyanide and over 30 other dangerous chemicals. This environmental damage affects us all. How do you think you are affected?\n\nAir transportation is responsible for 3 percent of the total carbon dioxide emissions of the United States. Aircraft also contribute to ozone and water vapor, both harmful to the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency has acknowledged that airplane pollution disrupts the climate and endangers human welfare. 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So tonight, as we consider how our liberation story is tied to ongoing struggles for justice and freedom, we ask four questions about LGBTQ liberation.\n\n<h4>What does LGBTQ mean, and why do the letters seem to keep changing?</h4>\n\n \nLGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or Questioning, and the acronym is often used as a shorthand to describe diverse people who fall under an umbrella of marginalized sexualities and gender identities. Language in the LGBTQ community is dynamic and evolving. As people whose lives have, for centuries, been left out of the narratives of history and defined in other people’s terms, LGBTQ people know that words have power. LGBTQ communities developed coded language to find one another, and now have both the challenge and opportunity of describing ourselves and our lives in our own words. The terms—and the abbreviation—change as the community collectively strives to better describe all within it, in all their vibrant diversity, and as those who have gone unacknowledged demand a name come into being.\n\nQuestion for the table: What words do you use to describe yourself? How have these words shaped your sense of self and your ability to be recognized for who you truly are?\n\n<h4>Why is LGBTQ justice and liberation a Jewish issue?</h4>\n\n \nJudaism teaches us that all people are imbued with holiness, created b’tzelem Elohim—in the image of God—and that we have an obligation, as Jews, to uphold human dignity (kavod habriyot). We are taught in the Babylonian Talmud: “So great is human dignity that it supersedes a negative commandment in the Torah” (Brakhot 19b). In the world today, LGBTQ people face barriers and attacks on their lives, safety and dignity. When 90 percent of LGBTQ children report bullying and harassment in their schools, when LGBTQ people can be fired from their jobs for being who they are, when transgender people are four times more likely to live in extreme poverty, and when over 40 percent of transgender people attempt suicide, we have an obligation to act to ensure the safety and dignity of LGBTQ people. This oppression facing LGBTQ people is one version of a contemporary mitzrayim—narrow place—from which we seek to emerge into liberation during Passover.\n\nQuestion for the table: How do your Jewish values compel you to take action for LGBTQ liberation?\n\n<h4>What does it mean to be an ally?</h4>\n\n \nBeing an ally means taking action, in words and deeds, on behalf of another group of people who are facing oppression. According to one midrash (ancient Torah commentary), the midwives who disobeyed Pharaoh’s orders to kill the Israelite babies, Shifra and Puah, were actually Egyptian, and were acting as allies. They took a risk and put themselves on the line to help protect the Israelites, who were being oppressed by Pharaoh. Eventually Shifra and Puah, according to this midrash, converted and joined the Israelites. Being an ally to LGBTQ people means speaking out and standing up in support of the rights, dignity, safety and well-being of LGBTQ people, even if those issues don’t impact you directly.\n\nQuestion for the table: Do you have examples from your own life of a time you have stood up for someone else as an ally, or when someone else has stood up for you? How have these shaped your thinking about being an ally to others?\n\n<h4>How can we support LGBTQ people in our Jewish community?</h4>\n\n \nThere are so many places to start! Here are just a few ideas:\n\nEncourage your community to recognize and observe LGBTQ holidays as part of the Jewish year. Plan a Pride Shabbat, say a blessing for coming out on National Coming Out Day, and mark Transgender Day of Remembrance by reading the names of transgender people lost to transphobic violence and saying the Mourner’s Kaddish (the prayer traditionally recited in memory of the dead).\n\nDesignate all-gender bathrooms in your community, and ensure that gendered bathrooms are accessible to people who identify with the designated gender. Bathroom access is a critical issue for transgender people, who face harassment, violence and gender policing in public bathrooms. Making sure that everyone in your community can use the restroom in comfort is an important baseline for creating a trans-inclusive community.\n\nExplore and create Jewish ritual to mark LGBTQ lifecycle events. Beautiful rituals have been created to commemorate coming out, gender transition, name changes, gender neutral coming-of age (simchat mitzvah), and other lifecycle moments. Encourage your clergy to familiarize themselves with these rituals, and make sure they make it publicly known that these rituals are available.\n\nSay it out loud! LGBTQ people cannot assume that Jewish spaces will be welcoming to them, so many people look for subtle markers of inclusivity. An explicit statement of inclusion on your website, an LGBTQ Safe Zone sticker (available for purchase and download from Keshet), and images of LGBTQ people and families on your brochures and websites can help communicate that LGBTQ people belong.\n\nQuestion for the table: How else can you support LGBTQ people in your communities and around the world?\n\n Written by Joanna Ware for JewishBoston, March 2017. 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Tonight, we ask ourselves about our own actions—and we also ask the friends, family and community gathered together at the seder about our collective actions. Situated within the racial history and racial hierarchy of the U.S., we start with questions about anti-black racism. \n\n<h4>What are we doing to pursue the Movement for Black Lives platform?</h4>\n\n \nThe good news about doing anti-racist actions in the U.S. is that we don’t have to guess about what needs to be done. The Movement for Black Lives is a coalition of more than 50 organizations fighting for black liberation and for the end of state-sanctioned violence against black people and communities. The platform is divided into six sets of demands: end the war on black people; reparations; invest-divest; economic justice; community control; and political power. Each specific demand includes local, state and federal policy recommendations. Where do you have influence? What can you do to ensure that we, collectively, meet these demands?\n\n<h4>What are we doing to support black trans women?</h4>\n\n \nMesha Caldwell, Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow, Jojo Striker, Jaquarrius Holland, Tiara Lashaytheboss Richmond, Chyna Doll Dupree and Ciara McElveen are seven transgender women of color known to have been murdered this year alone (by the time we are writing this in March 2017). Five of them were black. And there are countless more black trans women who are still alive. What are you doing to support them? They are creating beautiful art and running amazing advocacy organizations and building fiercely loving relationships and need money and jobs and housing and health care and need to not be killed by acts of racist-transmisogynist violence. They need to not be dehumanized. Trans women are women and black trans lives matter.\n\n<h4>What are we doing to follow the leadership of black women and femmes?</h4>\n\n \nTrust black women. This includes black trans women. This includes black femmes, as in people who embody femininity, feminine expression and/or femme identity. Black Lives Matter was founded by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi—three black women. Tamika Mallory is a national organizer of the Women’s March on Washington. Ayanna Pressley has served on the Boston City Council since 2009. Janet Mock. Laverne Cox. Angela Davis. So many more. Listen when they speak, take in their words and push yourself to do what they are asking of you. When was the last time you did something that black women asked you to do? What are the black women in your community asking you to do? What are Jewish black women asking you to do?\n\nGood news again—there is still plenty of guidance out there, in this case particularly for white folks trying to answer the above questions. Check this out, by Leslie Mac and Marissa Jenae Johnson, two black women activists: “Safety Pin Box is a monthly subscription box for white people striving to be allies in the fight for black liberation. Box memberships are a way to not only financially support black femme freedom fighters, but also complete measurable tasks in the fight against white supremacy.” Money raised from monthly subscriptions goes to individual black women and femmes working for black liberation. How can white people step into the roles black people are asking us to fill? What would it take for you to sign up for Safety Pin Box?\n\n<h4>What are we ready to risk?</h4>\n\n \nAva DuVernay (another brilliant black woman) in her documentary “13th” highlights that the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed slavery, “except as punishment for a crime.” As we tell the story of our own liberation from slavery, we see too that mass incarceration is slavery, and it is racial violence. Police brutality, vigilante murders and the criminalization of protests, immigration and addiction are all part of this system of abuse and control. When we say “Never again,” how can we mean it if it’s happening right now? Race-based violence is so deeply woven into our social structures that we need to deeply change our social structures in order to end race-based violence. That means now. That means urgently.\n\nWhat will you put on the line to demand these changes? How much time, energy and money will you contribute? Are you willing to risk relationships to call people out on racism? Are you willing to risk your reputation within your field or workplace? For white folks, are you willing to risk the layers of safety that come with whiteness? Supporting black people means risking all that comes with the whiteness status that Ashkenazi Jews have gained. It means using power and privilege to advance goals perhaps alien to your own. What does whiteness mean to you, how does it shape your life and what will it take to leverage its power? Are you willing to risk your body by showing up to a Black Lives Matter protest? Are you willing to risk your own individual life goals? What will it look like for you to make racial justice a priority?\n\n Written by Mimi Arbeit and Marc Dones for JewishBoston, March 2017. 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And even more: We must seek and make welcome those who have not yet come to the table, to be attentive to what they need so that they feel comfortable and will want to be there, celebrating joyfully. Only then will we know that we are truly free. \n\n<h4>How can the stories we tell be inclusive of those with disabilities?</h4>\n \n\n<h4>What makes you feel valued?</h4>\n \n\n<h4>What does full inclusion look like at the seder table?</h4>\n \n\n<h4>How can disability inclusion benefit your various communities, like schools, workplaces and synagogues?</h4>\n \n\n Adapted from “A 21st Century Exodus: What Passover Can Tell Us About Inclusion,” produced as part of the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative. \n\n Written by Ruderman Family Foundation for JewishBoston, March 2017. 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The Passover story is...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "The centrality of Israel to the Jewish faith and experience is central to the holiday of Passover. The Passover story is one of wandering and redemption. It is the story of a people yearning for a homeland. In fact, each Passover seder concludes with the words, “Next year in Jerusalem.”\n\nThis year, 2017, is a year of great significance in Israel’s modern history. These four questions look at the significant anniversaries in the history of modern Israel in an attempt to answer, “Why is 2017 different from all other years?”\n\n<h4>What is the significance of the First Zionist Congress?</h4>\n\n \nOne-hundred-twenty years ago (August 1897), the First Zionist Congress convened in Switzerland. Led by Theodor Herzl, the three-day meeting included an estimated 200 participants representing 17 countries. Herzl was elected president of the Zionist Organization at the meeting, during which the congress established means to obtain the creation of a Jewish homeland in Israel. It took 51 years for that dream to become a reality.\n\nWhat does the existence of a Jewish state mean to you?\n\n<h4>What is the significance of the Balfour Declaration?</h4>\n\n \nOne hundred years ago (November 1917), British Foreign Secretary James Balfour sent a letter to Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild, Britain’s most famed Jewish citizen. The letter, which came to be known as the Balfour Declaration, declared for the first time the British government’s support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine: “His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.” The Balfour Declaration paved the way for the U.N. Partition Plan, which led to the establishment of the Jewish state.\n\nHow do you think the Balfour Declaration shaped modern Jewish history?\n\n<h4>What is the significance of the U.N. Partition Plan?</h4>\n\n \nSeventy years ago (November 1947), the United Nations voted to create two states—one Jewish, one Arab—in the British Palestine Mandate. Resolution 181, as it was called, required Britain to withdraw from the territory and draw boundaries for the two states. Jews in Palestine accepted the plan; the Arabs, backed by regional Arab states, rejected it. While it predated the birth of modern Israel by one year, the 1947 U.N. partition marked the beginning of an era of animosity between Israel and surrounding Arab states.\n\nThe U.N. Partition Plan created a divided land. What is the significance of a divided state? The Arab rejection of an Israeli state in the Middle East has led to wars, boycotts, animosity and terrorism against Jews in Israel and around the world. How do you think the conflict can be resolved? Can it ever be resolved?\n\n<h4>What was the significance of the Six-Day War?</h4>\n\n \nFifty years ago (June 1967), there was a short but monumental conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The Six-Day War saw a stunning military victory for the only 19-year-old modern Jewish state, one which altered the course of its history. In addition to liberating Jerusalem—and allowing Jews to access the Western Wall for the first time since the establishment of the modern state—Israel pushed Jordanian troops completely out of the West Bank and ousted Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula. Israel’s land area more than tripled, and Israel was established as the most powerful military force in the region. At the same time, Israel became an occupying force in the West Bank, populated at the time by nearly 600,000 Palestinians. It also marked the beginning of the official policy of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank, though the area has a long Jewish history dating back to biblical times. Today, more than 400,000 Israelis reside in the West Bank.\n\nDoes Israel have an obligation to either maintain territories in the West Bank that have religious/historical significance to the Jewish faith? Or does Israel have an obligation to trade land for peace to the Palestinians? Are there times when you feel conflicted discussing Israel, settlements or peace with friends or family? What do you think the significance of a unified Jerusalem is to the Jewish people and Jewish faith?\n\n Written by Dan Seligson for Israel and Global Jewish Citizenship at Combined Jewish Philanthropies for JewishBoston, March 2017. 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Explain how long you predict the seder will run, when you anticipate dinner to be and if there will be food served before dinner. \n\nIt may also be helpful to discuss how you intend to handle participation in the seder. If you plan to go around the table, letting everyone read a paragraph, let your guests know how that will work. 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When indicated in the Haggadah, you will break the middle matzah into two pieces. The leader and/or host should wrap up the larger half and, at some point before the end of dinner, find a place to hide it. This piece is called the afikoman , literally “dessert” in Greek. \n\nAfter dinner, the guests will have to hunt for the afikoman to wrap up the meal—and win a prize! Make sure to have a reward handy for the lucky winner; cash works but you can also be as creative as you want. Once the afikoman is found and redeemed, send it around the table so everyone can eat a small piece of it for dessert.\n\n<h2> </h2>\n\n<h2>The Four Questions</h2>\n\n \nThe Four Questions are traditionally sung by the youngest participant at the seder. These questions are designed to help explain how the evenings of Passover are different from regular evenings. There’s a tune for these questions and often someone will know it. If you and/or your guests aren’t familiar with the Hebrew, just read them in English as you would the rest of the seder. \n\n<h2> </h2>\n\n<h2>Serving the Meal</h2>\n\n \nNo one should have to skip the seder because they’re stuck in the kitchen preparing the meal. Luckily, many great seder foods, from brisket to roast chicken to kugel to tzimmes, a traditional carrot dish, can be prepared ahead and left in a warm oven.\n\nBut you don’t need to wait to feed your guests until the meal portion of the Haggadah. The Karpas – Deeping a green vegetable in salt water section, which happens fairly early, was designed by rabbis as a way to work appetizers into the seder. After you’ve dipped your vegetables into salt water and said the corresponding blessing, consider bringing out a vegetable course, the gefilte fish or the boiled eggs. \n\n<h2> </h2>\n\n<h2>Setting the Table</h2>\n\n \nFirst and foremost, Passover is a holiday, so don’t be shy about using a nice tablecloth and fancy china, or fun paper plates if that suits you best. One of the mainstays of celebrating Passover is not eating anything leavened, called chametz in Hebrew, for the duration of the holiday. This includes the most obvious: bread, cake, cookies and the like, as well as less obvious things, like corn products. As with anything in Judaism, there are many opinions and traditions about what is and is not acceptable to eat on Passover. You can be as strict or as lax as you’d like for your seder, but take the time to think about it when planning your dinner. Just as you would with any other meal you host, ask your guests if they have any dietary needs, and make sure they understand the Passover food rules you’ve decided on for this event. Some people keep their Passover meals extra safe from chametz by using specific plates only for Passover. So if you want to use paper goods instead of china, go ahead, whether in the name of being extra kosher for Passover or not wanting to wash a million dishes.\n\n<h2> </h2>\n\n<h2>The Seder Plate</h2>\n\n \nThe seder plate holds most of the main symbols we talk about during the seder. There are many beautiful seder plates handed down through generations, and certainly many that are available for purchase with a wide variety of artistry and cost. A seder plate will usually have specific spaces, often named, for each item. Since there can be a bit of variation on what appears on a seder plate, some have five spaces, while others have six. Several things have been added in recent times to the seder plate (listed below) and are optional but certainly meaningful. Although there might not be a designated place for these items on the average seder plate, feel free to add them where they fit or just put them on the table.\n\nRoasted egg ( Beitzah )\n\nThe roasted egg (yes, roasted!) symbolizes rebirth and springtime. Just as we grew into a free nation through our exodus from Egypt, the egg symbolizes growth and new life. Boil your egg first, then put it inside the oven (at about 350 degrees) and roast it until the shell starts to brown. (But if you use a simple boiled egg, no one is likely to know the difference.) Looking for a vegan substitute? Try plant seeds, an avocado pit or a large nut.\n\nBitter herb ( Maror )\n\nGenerally, this is horseradish, which embodies the bitterness of slavery. Traditionalists will tell you it must be the actual horseradish root. But many people use the chopped stuff from a jar, which can then do double-duty as a condiment for your gefilte fish. Note: A little horseradish goes on the seder plate, but everyone will eat a bit of bitter herb during the seder. You can either put it on individual plates or in a few little bowls on the table.\n\nChopped apples and nuts ( Charoset )\n\nThis is the fruit-based mixture that represents the mortar of bricks we laid as slaves in Egypt. It’s also sweet, like freedom. Just about every Jewish community in the world has its own take on charoset , so if you’re feeling ambitious, Google different recipes and make a few! Note: Like the horseradish, just a little bit of charoset goes on the seder plate. Put most of it in bowls around the table so everyone can enjoy it during the seder. \n\nShank bone ( Zeroah )\n\nThis is a symbol of the Passover lamb; our forefathers used its blood to mark their doorposts, and the angel of death passed over their homes in the Passover story. Often, you can ask your butcher for a piece of lamb shank bone. In the weeks leading up to Passover, kosher specialty stores will have shank bones available, but they can go fast. Before you put it on the plate, remember to roast it—you wouldn’t want raw animal parts on your table! (You can even throw it in the oven with the egg.) If you miss out or forget to purchase an actual lamb shank bone, you wouldn’t be the first to substitute a chicken leg bone. Want a vegetarian option? Steamed or roasted beets have a deep red color and serve as a popular alternative.\n\nLettuce ( Chazeret )\n\nThis is the one that sometimes gets left off, but the idea here is to use Romaine or a similarly bitter green, which takes on the symbolism of both the bitter herbs and the parsley, of slavery and renewal.\n\n<h4> </h4>\n\n<h4>Optional modern additions</h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Orange for LGBTQ and gender equality</li>\n\t<li>Artichoke heart for the inclusion of interfaith families</li>\n\t<li>Fair-trade chocolate or cocoa beans for economic freedom (most of the world’s chocolate production relies on underpaid or slave laborers, often children)</li>\n\t<li>Tomato for solidarity with those suffering from slavery, underpaid labor and oppressive working conditions in American agriculture</li>\n\t<li>Olive for peace in the Middle East</li>\n\t<li>Cashews for support of American troops</li>\n\t<li>Banana for standing with refugees</li>\n\t<li>Pinecone to call out for criminal justice reform</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h2> </h2>\n\n<h2>Other Items on the Table</h2>\n\n \nSalt water\n\nSince you need to dip the parsley in salt water, be sure to mix up little bowls of salt water and sprinkle them around the table.\n\nWater for hand-washing\n\nIf you’re so inclined, you may want to have a pitcher and bowl on a side table for the ritual washing that takes place. If not, people can get up and wash at the sink. For a contemporary riff on the ritual, pass around moist towelettes or hand sanitizer.\n\nMatzah\n\nFor the seder itself, you’ll need three pieces of matzah on a plate, covered by a cloth or napkin. Unlike the items on the seder plate, you will eat this matzah at specific points in the seder. It’s traditional to use only plain matzah here, although some people choose their favorite flavor. Since many people love to munch on matzah, you could have an additional plate of it on the table.\n\nElijah’s Cup\n\nToward the end of the seder, it’s traditional to open the door to welcome in the prophet Elijah. If he does, in fact, come through your door, it’s probably a good idea to have some wine waiting for him in an extra glass. Some families have special, fancy wine goblets specifically made to be “Elijah’s Cup,” but any wine glass on the table not assigned to a guest will do. Some leaders fill Elijah’s Cup at the start of the seder; others wait until the part of the seder that specifically mentions Elijah.\n\nMiriam’s Cup\n\nEven though Miriam, the sister of Moses, plays an essential role in the Passover story, the traditional Haggadah text minimizes her by heavily focusing on the male figures. In the modern era and in progressive Judaism, there is great emphasis on egalitarianism and recognizing both our forefathers and foremothers. To celebrate Miriam’s contributions in the Exodus story, many have added a second cup. Miriam’s Cup is filled with water to symbolize Miriam’s well, which often provided much-needed water for the Israelites wandering in the desert after their exodus from Egypt. \n\n\n\n<h4>Happy hosting!</h4>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Introduction", "slug": "introduction" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 307, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "How To Use This Haggadah | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "karpas-dipping-a-green-vegetable-in-salt-water", "title": "Karpas: Dipping a green vegetable in salt water", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "Passover, like many Jewish holidays, combines the celebration of an event from Jewish history and memory, as well as the...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "Passover, like many Jewish holidays, combines the celebration of an event from Jewish history and memory, as well as the continued cycle of our natural world. As we remember the Israelites’ liberation, we also welcome the beginning of spring, the budding of new plants and rebirth happening in the world around us. We now take a vegetable, representing our joy at the dawning of spring after our long, cold winter. Many use a green vegetable such as parsley or celery, but some people, primarily from Eastern Europe, have a tradition of using a boiled potato since greens were harder to come by at Passover time. Whatever symbol of spring and sustenance we’re using, we now dip it into salt water, a symbol of the tears the Israelites shed as slaves. Before we eat it, we recite a short blessing:\n\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם \nבּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה: \n\n Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree ha-adama. \n\nWe praise you, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruits of the earth.\n\nWe look forward to spring and the reawakening of flowers and greenery. They haven’t been lost, just buried beneath the snow, getting ready for reappearance when we most need them. \n\n<h4>Discussion Question</h4>\n\n \nWe all have aspects of ourselves that sometimes get buried under the stresses of our busy lives. What has this winter taught us? What elements of our own lives do we hope to revive this spring?", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Karpas", "slug": "karpas" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 264, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Karpas: Dipping a green vegetable in salt water | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Our host will wra...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "There are three pieces of matzah stacked on the table. We now break the middle matzah into two pieces. Our host will wrap up the larger of the pieces and, at some point between now and the end of dinner, hide it. This piece is called the afikoman, literally “dessert” in Greek. After dinner, all of us will have to hunt for the afikoman, and whoever finds it will win a prize!\n\nWe eat matzah, unleavened bread, to remind us that when the Israelites were finally freed, they fled Egypt so quickly that their bread did not have time to rise. \n\nUncover and hold up the three pieces of matzah and say:\n\nThis is the bread of poverty that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat; all who are needy come and celebrate Passover with us. This year we are here; next year we will be in Israel. This year we are slaves; next year we will be free.\n\nWhile we recline and enjoy our Passover celebration, we are reminded not only of the history that we commemorate, but also of our obligation to make our world better for those still enslaved, whether in bondage or by poverty or circumstance. We are commanded to seek out those who are hungry, to share in our bread of affliction, as we seek to ensure that the story of slavery is our past, not our present or future.\n\n<h4>Discussion Question</h4>\n \nUnfortunately, slavery exists in many forms in our world and for each of us. 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The tradition that the young...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "The formal telling of the story of Passover is framed as a series of questions and answers. The tradition that the youngest person at the seder asks the questions reflects the importance of sharing the story, symbolism and purpose with the next generation. Asking questions is a core tradition in Jewish life; the rabbis who formatted the seder sought to teach this important story through these questions.\n\n \nמַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילוֹת?\n\n Ma nishtana halaila hazeh mikol haleilot? \n\nWhy is this night different from all other nights?\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת \nאָֽנוּ אוֹכְלִין חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה. \nהַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה כֻּלּוֹ מַצָּה: \n\n Shebichol haleilot \nanu ochlin chameitz u-matzah. \nHalaila hazeh kulo matzah. \n\nOn all other nights we eat both leavened bread and matzah. \nTonight, we only eat matzah.\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת \nאָֽנוּ אוֹכְלִין שְׁאָר יְרָקוֹת. \nהַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה מָרוֹר: \n\n Shebichol haleilot \nanu ochlin shi’ar yirakot. \nHalaila hazeh maror. \n\nOn all other nights we eat all kinds of vegetables. \nTonight, we eat bitter herbs.\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת \nאֵין אָֽנוּ מַטְבִּילִין אֲפִילוּ פַּֽעַם אֶחָת. \n הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה שְׁתֵּי פְעָמִים: \n\n Shebichol haleilot \nain anu matbilin afilu pa-am echat. \nHalaila hazeh shtei pa-amim. \n\nOn all other nights we aren’t expected to dip our vegetables one time. \nTonight, we do it twice.\n\nשֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת \nאָֽנוּ אוֹכְלִין בֵּין יוֹשְׁבִין וּבֵין מְסֻבִּין. \n הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה כֻּלָּֽנוּ מְסֻבִּין: \n\n Shebichol haleilot \nanu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m’subin. \nHalaila hazeh kulanu m’subin. \n\nOn all other nights we eat either sitting normally or reclining. \nTonight, we recline.", "cliptype": "", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Questions", "slug": "four-questions" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 298, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Four Questions | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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We were...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "עֲבָדִים הָיִינו. \nעַתָּה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין: \n\n Avadim hayinu. \nAta b’nei chorin. \n\nWe were slaves. \nNow we are free.\n\nWe were slaves to Pharaoh, and God took us from there with a strong hand and outstretched arm. Had God not brought our ancestors out of captivity, then even today we and our children and our grandchildren would still be slaves. Even if we were all wise and the most knowledgeable scholars, we would still be obligated to tell the story of the Exodus.", "cliptype": "", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Questions", "slug": "four-questions" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 277, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Answering Our Questions | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "the-four-children-77", "title": "The Four Children", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "Jewish tradition tells of four children with unique ways of understanding Passover: the wise child, the wicked child, th...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "Jewish tradition tells of four children with unique ways of understanding Passover: the wise child, the wicked child, the simple child and the silent child. Yet we know that no child is all wise, all wicked, all simple or incapable of asking anything. At different points in our lives, we have been each of these children.\n\nWhat does the wise child say? \nThe wise child asks diligently, “What are the testimonies and laws which God commanded you?”\n\nWhat does it mean to be the wise child? \nIt means to be fully engaged in the community, to know the limits of your understanding, to be able to search for the answers to that which you do not know. \n\n At different points in our lives, we have been this child—inquisitive, caring, eager to learn and to understand, wiling to ask for information we do not have, hopeful that an answer can be found. \n\nWhat does the wicked child say? \nThe wicked child asks, “What does this service mean to you?” \nTo you and not to himself or herself. \n\nWhat does it mean to be the wicked child? \nIt means to stand apart from the community, to feel alienated and alone, depending only on yourself, to have little trust in the people around you to help or answer your questions.\n\n At different points in our lives, we have been this child—detached, suspicious, challenging. \n\nWhat does the simple child say? \nThe simple child asks, “What is this?”\n\nWhat does it mean to be a simple child? \nIt means to see only one layer of meaning, to ask the most basic of questions, to be too innocent or impatient to grasp complicated questions.\n\n At different points in our lives, we have all been this child—simply curious and innocently unaware of the complexities around us. \n\nWhat about the child who doesn’t know how to ask a question? \nHelp this child ask. Start telling the story: “It is because of what God did for me in taking me out of Egypt.”\n\nWhat does it mean to be the silent child? \nThis can be the indifferent child, no longer willing to engage. It can be the passive child, who just shows up. Or it can be the child whose spiritual life is based on faith, not rational arguments, the child who hears something deeper than words, who knows how to be silent and to listen to the surrounding silence.\n\n At different points in our lives, we have all been this child—unable to articulate, quiet, searching for the right words, listening in silence. \n\n<h4>Discussion Question</h4>\n\n \nWe have asked the cleverest of questions; we have challenged provocatively; we have simply wanted to know the answer; and we have been so confused that we could not speak. We have been all of these children. Which one are you tonight?", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Children", "slug": "four-children" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 330, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Four Children | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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The idea...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "Our story starts in ancient times with Abraham, who followed God’s command and became the very first believer. The idea of one God, invisible and all-powerful, inspired him to leave his family and begin a new people in Canaan, the land that would one day bear his grandson Jacob’s adopted name, Israel. \n\nGod made a promise to Abraham that his family would become a great nation, but this promise came with a vision of the troubles along the way: “Your descendants will dwell for a time in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and afflicted for four hundred years; however, I will punish the nation that enslaved them, and afterwards they shall leave with great wealth.”\n\n Raise your glass of wine and say: \n\nוְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ וְלָֽנוּ.\n\n V’hi she-amda l’avoteinu v’lanu. \n\nThis promise has sustained our ancestors and us.\n\nFor not only one enemy has risen against us to annihilate us, but in every generation, there are those who rise against us. But God saves us from those who seek to harm us.\n\n Put down your glass of wine. \n\nIn the years our ancestors lived in Egypt, our numbers multiplied, and soon the family of Jacob became the People of Israel. Pharaoh and his advisers became alarmed by this great nation flourishing within their borders, so they enslaved us. We were forced to perform hard labor, perhaps even build pyramids. Our oppressors feared that even as slaves, the Israelites might grow strong and overthrow them, so Pharaoh decreed that Israelite baby boys should be drowned in the Nile.\n\nBut God heard the cries of the Israelites. And God brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and outstretched arm, with great awe, miraculous signs and wonders. God brought us out not by angel or messenger, but through God’s own intervention. ", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Exodus Story", "slug": "exodus-story" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 290, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Telling Our Story | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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We regret that f...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "As we rejoice at the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery, we acknowledge this freedom was hard-earned. We regret that freedom came at the cost of others’ suffering, for we are all made in the image of God. Therefore, we take away just a little bit of our joy of wine by placing a drop of it on our plates as we recite each of the Ten Plagues. \n\n Dip a finger or a spoon into your wine glass to get a drop for each plague. \n\nדָּם dam Blood \nצְפַרְדֵּֽעַ tzfardeiya Frogs \nכִּנִּים kinim Lice \nעָרוֹב arov Beasts \nדֶּֽבֶר dever Cattle disease \nשְׁחִין sh’chin Boils \nבָּרָד barad Hail \nאַרְבֶּה arbeh Locusts \nחֹֽשֶׁךְ choshech Darkness \nמַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת makat b’chorot Death of the firstborn\n\n<h4>Discussion Question</h4>\n\n \nThe Ten Plagues wreaked havoc on the country of Egypt and all its inhabitants, including the mighty Pharaoh. They ruined livestock and agriculture, water and health, staples in ancient society as well as today. While the plagues in our story have a clear message and purpose, they are still often things that plague our world today. What else might you add to this list? What are the plagues of our day? What work can we do to rid our world of them?", "cliptype": "", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 273, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Ten Plagues | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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/the-ten-plagues-69", "og:title": "The Ten Plagues | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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": "the-modern-plagues-2", "title": "The Modern Plagues", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "The Passover Haggadah recounts ten plagues that afflicted Egyptian society. In our tradition, Passover is the season in...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "The Passover Haggadah recounts ten plagues that afflicted Egyptian society. In our tradition, Passover is the season in which we imagine our own lives within the story and the story within our lives. Accordingly, we turn our thoughts to the many plagues affecting our society today. Our journey from slavery to redemption is ongoing, demanding the work of our hearts and hands. Here are ten “modern plagues”:\n\nHomelessness \nIn any given year, about 3.5 million people are likely to experience homelessness, about a third of them children, according to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. A recent study by the U.S. Conference of Mayors showed the majority of major cities lack the capacity to shelter those in need and are forced to turn people away. We are reminded time and again in the Torah that the Exodus is a story about a wandering people, once suffering from enslavement, who, through God’s help, eventually find their way to their homeland. As we inherit this story, we affirm our commitment to pursue an end to homelessness.\n\nHunger \nAbout 49 million Americans experience food insecurity, 16 million of them children. While living in a world blessed with more than enough food to ensure all of God’s children are well nourished, on Passover we declare, “Let all who are hungry come and eat!” These are not empty words, but rather a heartfelt and age-old prayer to end the man-made plague of hunger.\n\nInequality \nAccess to affordable housing, quality health care, nutritious food and quality education is far from equal. The disparity between the privileged and the poor is growing, with opportunities for upward mobility still gravely limited. Maimonides taught, “Everyone in the house of Israel is obligated to study Torah, regardless of whether one is rich or poor, physically able or with a physical disability.” Unequal access to basic human needs, based on one’s real or perceived identity, like race, gender or disability, is a plague, antithetical to the inclusive spirit of the Jewish tradition.\n\nGreed \nIn the Talmud, the sage Ben Zoma asks: “Who is wealthy? One who is happy with one’s lot.” These teachings evidence what we know in our conscience—a human propensity to desire more than we need, to want what is not ours and, at times, to allow this inclination to conquer us, leading to sin. Passover urges us against the plague of greed, toward an attitude of gratitude.\n\nDiscrimination and hatred \nThe Jewish people, as quintessential victims of hatred and discrimination, are especially sensitized to this plague in our own day and age. Today, half a century after the civil rights movement in the United States, we still are far from the actualization of the dream Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. articulated in Washington, D.C., a vision rooted in the message of our prophets. On Passover, we affirm our own identity as the once oppressed, and we refuse to stand idly by amid the plagues of discrimination and hatred.\n\nSilence amid violence \nEvery year, 4.8 million cases of domestic violence against American women are reported. Each year, more than 108,000 Americans are shot intentionally or unintentionally in murders, assaults, suicides and suicide attempts, accidental shootings and by police intervention. One in five children has seen someone get shot. We do not adequately address violence in our society, including rape, sex trafficking, child abuse, domestic violence and elder abuse, even though it happens every day within our own communities.\n\nEnvironmental destruction \nHumans actively destroy the environment through various forms of pollution, wastefulness, deforestation and widespread apathy toward improving our behaviors and detrimental civic policies. Rabbi Nachman of Brezlav taught, “If you believe you can destroy, you must believe you can repair.” Our precious world is in need of repair, now more than ever.\n\nStigma of mental illness \nOne in five Americans experiences mental illness in a given year. Even more alarming, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly two-thirds of people with a diagnosable mental illness do not seek treatment, and minority communities are the least likely to search for or have access to mental health resources. Social stigma toward those with mental illness is a widespread plague. Historically, people with mental health issues have suffered from severe discrimination and brutality, yet our society is increasingly equipped with the knowledge and resources to alleviate the plague of social stigma and offer critical support.\n\nIgnoring refugees \nWe are living through the worst refugee crisis since the Holocaust. On this day, we remember that “we were foreigners in the land of Egypt,” and God liberated us for a reason: to love the stranger as ourselves. With the memory of generations upon generations of our ancestors living as refugees, we commit ourselves to safely and lovingly opening our hearts and our doors to all peace-loving refugees.\n\nPowerlessness \nWhen faced with these modern plagues, how often do we doubt or question our own ability to make a difference? How often do we feel paralyzed because we do not know what to do to bring about change? How often do we find ourselves powerless to transform the world as it is into the world as we know it should be, overflowing with justice and peace?\n\n Written in collaboration with the clergy at Temple Israel of Boston ", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Ten Plagues", "slug": "ten-plagues" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 276, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Modern Plagues | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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/the-modern-plagues-2", "og:title": "The Modern Plagues | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "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": "dayeinu-147", "title": "Dayeinu", "author": "JewishBoston", "author_handle": "jewishboston", "author_initials": "JE", "covertext": "The plagues and subsequent redemption are but one example of the might and protection of God. As we tell this story of t...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/conversions/600_App-Icon-V.1-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/206312/600_App-Icon-V.1.png", "body": "The plagues and subsequent redemption are but one example of the might and protection of God. As we tell this story of triumph, we sing the words of Dayeinu (“It would have been enough”), for just a single act of love from God would have sufficed, and yet God continues to show us compassion. \n\nאִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָֽנוּ מִמִּצְרַֽיִם, \nדַּיֵּנוּ: \n\n Ilu hotzianu mi-mitzrayim, \nDayeinu \n\nIf God had only taken us out of Egypt, \nthat would have been enough!\n\nאִלּוּ נָתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה \n דַּיֵּנוּ:\n\n Ilu natan lanu et ha-Torah, \nDayeinu \n\nIf God had only given us the Torah, \nthat would have been enough!\n\nDayeinu tells the entire story of the Exodus from Egypt as a series of miracles God performed for us. It also reminds us that each of our lives is the cumulative result of many blessings, small and large.\n\nIf God had taken us out of Egypt and not judged the Egyptians— Dayeinu. \nIf God had judged the Egyptians, and not their idols— Dayeinu. \nIf God had judged their idols, and not killed their firstborns— Dayeinu. \nIf God had killed their firstborns, and not given us their wealth— Dayeinu. \nIf God had given us their wealth, and not torn the sea in two— Dayeinu. \nIf God had torn the sea in two, and not let us through it on dry land— Dayeinu. \nIf God had let us through on dry land, and not drowned our enemies— Dayeinu. \nIf God had drowned our enemies, and not sustained us with manna in the desert for 40 years— Dayeinu. \nIf God had fed us manna, and had not given us Shabbat— Dayeinu. \nIf God had given us Shabbat, and had not brought us to Mount Sinai— Dayeinu. \nIf God had brought us to Mount Sinai, and had not given us the Torah— Dayeinu. \nIf God had given us the Torah, and had not brought us to the land of Israel— Dayeinu. \nIf God had brought us to the land of Israel, and not built the Temple for us— Dayeinu. \n\n<h4>Discussion Question</h4>\n\n \nWhat are the blessings in your life? Go around the table and share the things you feel grateful for in your life, both small and large.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 293, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Dayeinu | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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There are still several symbols on our seder plate we haven’t explained. Rabban Gamaliel would say that whoever didn’t explain the shank bone, matzah and maror (bitter herbs) hasn’t done Passover justice.\n\nThe shank bone represents the “ pesach, ” the special lamb sacrifice made in the days of the Temple for the Passover holiday. During the final plague, the Israelites were instructed to smear lamb’s blood on the lintel of their homes so the angel of death would pass over their homes. The sacrifice and now the shank bone are called pesach, from the Hebrew word meaning “to pass over,” because God passed over the houses of the Israelites when inflicting plagues upon their Egyptian oppressors.\n\nThe matzah on our table reminds us that when the Israelites were finally freed from bondage, they rushed to leave Egypt before Pharaoh could change his mind. As they fled, the dough they made for bread did not have time to fully rise, so they ate flat matzah instead. During Passover, we also eat matzah and refrain from eating anything that is leavened or can rise.\n\nThe bitter herbs symbolize the bitterness of slavery, the life of hard labor the Israelites experienced.\n\nDuring our Passover seder, we are reminded over and over again to tell this important story of freedom to each other and to those who will come after us. We do this to remember, to feel a connection to the story of the Israelites so we will never take our freedom for granted. Every generation is plagued with different challenges to freedom, and our story takes on new meanings throughout hundreds and hundreds of years. In the modern era, alongside the symbols of old, newer elements have been added to many seder plates to remind us of present-day struggles and triumphs.\n\nSo how was it that the orange found its place on the seder plate as a symbol of feminism, egalitarianism and those who are often marginalized?\n\nThe story has it that scholar Susannah Heschel, daughter of Abraham Joshua Heschel, a preeminent modern Jewish philosopher, was inspired by the abundant new customs expressing women’s viewpoints and experiences and started placing an orange on the seder plate.\n\nAt an early point in the seder, she asked each person to take a segment of the orange, make the blessing over fruit and eat the segment in recognition of all those in our midst who feel marginalized in the Jewish community. She encouraged each guest to spit out the seeds in their orange segment to reject hatred and homophobia. The bright and vibrant orange suggests the fruitfulness for the whole community when everyone is a valued and respected member. ", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 331, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Passover Symbols | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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That’s why the Torah says, “God brought us out from there in order to lead us to and give us the land promised to our ancestors.”", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "JewishBoston.com", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "The Wandering Is Over Haggadah", "slug": "the-wandering-is-over-haggadah", "author": "JewishBoston" }, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 320, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "In Every Generation | Passover haggadah by JewishBoston", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Haggadah Section: Commentary / Readings

These “Four Questions of Mental Health” are from JF&CS Chaverim Shel Shalom Haggadah. Chaverim Shel Shalom is a social group for Jewish adults living with psychiatric conditions.

What is oppressing us? Is it self-imposed, such as a lack of achievement, or externally imposed, such as parents or political current events that are out of our control, or both of these things together?

How can this seder help us and heal us?

How can we take care of ourselves and maintain a positive cycle?

If we were really serious about our healing, why don’t we tell the story of our deliverance every night, not just on Passover?

On this seder night, we recognize that, as Jews with psychiatric conditions, we have a great deal to teach our community. Because we know about the unpredictability and pain of having a chronic illness, we are compassionate toward others. Because we know what it is to be labeled as “different” and “defective” by those who don’t even know us as human beings, we are the contemporary embodiment of all Jewish history. Because we have experienced oppression and persecution firsthand, we each feel that we, personally, are struggling to leave Egypt behind us every day. In this way, we are mindful of that way we pray each morning, “Moses said to the people: remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of a house of slavery; for by a strong hand Adonai brought you out of this place; no leavened bread shall be eaten.”

Because we have learned from each other and from sensitive caregivers about how to care for ourselves, we respond to the needs of others who are less fortunate than we are who don’t know how to articulate their suffering.

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors were enslaved by the Egyptians. Today some of us find ourselves enslaved by the chains that bind our minds and our emotions. As we sit around the seder table with family and friends, sharing the story of our ancestors, we can be healed to some extent through our communal spirituality.

Written by Jewish Family & Children’s Service for JewishBoston, March 2018.

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Table of contents

Introduction

Leader’s Guide

How To Use This Haggadah

A Seder for Everyone

The Order of the Seder

Kadesh

Kiddush (the blessing over wine)

Urchatz

Urchatz: Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the seder

Karpas

Karpas: Dipping a green vegetable in salt water

Yachatz

Yachatz: Breaking the middle matzah

Maggid - Beginning

Maggid: Telling the story of Passover

-- Four Questions

The Four Questions

Answering Our Questions

-- Four Children

The Four Children

-- Exodus Story

Telling Our Story

-- Ten Plagues

The Ten Plagues

The Modern Plagues

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Dayeinu

The Passover Symbols

In Every Generation

The Second Glass of Wine

Rachtzah

Rachtza: Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the meal

Motzi-Matzah

Motzi matzah: The blessing over the meal and matzah

Maror

Maror: Dipping the bitter herb in sweet charoset

Koreich

Koreich: Eating a sandwich of matzah and bitter herb

Shulchan Oreich

Shulchan oreich: Eating the meal!

Tzafun

Tzafoon: Finding and eating the afikoman

Bareich

Bareich: Saying the blessing after the meal and inviting Elijah the prophet

The Third Glass of Wine

The Cup of Elijah

Hallel

Hallel: Singing songs that praise God

The Fourth Glass of Wine

Nirtzah

Nirtzah: Ending the seder and thinking about the future

Commentary / Readings

20 Table Topics for Your Passover Seder

Four Questions About Trans Rights and Identities

Four Questions About Anti-Semitism

Four Questions About Mental Health

Four Questions About Taking Notice of This Moment

Four Questions About Feminism

Four Questions About Labor Rights

Four Questions About Climate Change

Four Questions About LGBTQ Liberation

Four Questions About Racial Justice

Four Questions About Inclusion

Four Questions About Israel

Four Questions About Parenting Jewishly Today

Four Questions About Social Justice

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Let My People Go

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