Immigrant Roots, Immigrant Rights: The Ten Plagues

Ancient Plague: Blood
Modern Plague:Upheaval and Oppression in Home Countries

Ancient Plague: Frogs
Modern Plague: Poor Access to Education

Ancient Plague: Lice
Modern Plague:Language Access Barriers

Ancient Plague: Wild Beasts
Modern Plague:Wage Theft

Ancient Plague: Pestilence
Modern Plague:Unemployment

Ancient Plague: Boils
Modern Plague:Fear of Law Enforcement

Ancient Plague: Hail
Modern Plague:Housing Obstacles

Ancient Plague: Locusts
Modern Plague:Racism and Racial Profiling

Ancient Plague: Darkness
Modern Plague:Inability to Secure Documentation

Ancient Plague: Slaying of the Firstborn
Modern Plague:Separation of Families

haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues

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-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Step-By-Step Seder: Step 10, Koreich

by PJ Library

Rachtzah

Garlic on the Seder Plate

by Dori Midnight

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

Bareich

Cup of Redemption

by Be'chol Lashon

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

Motzi-Matzah

DIY Seder - Motzi (Blessing Over the Matzah, with Rabbi Mira Rivera/Romemu)

by Jewish Emergent Network

Yachatz

The Matzah of Peace

by Jeremy Borovitz

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

Maggid - Beginning

Healthy Debate: How This Night Can Be Different

by Moving Traditions

Tzafun

Afikomen Prize

by Haggadot

Commentary / Readings

Welcoming All: An Inclusive Passover Reading

by Be'chol Lashon

At Passover, we receive a personal directive to create an inclusive and welcoming community. Even when we intend to be welcoming, many in our community still feel like strangers. The things that divide us — race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, among others — also have the power to unite us. During the Seder, we are each meant to remember that we ourselves were once strangers in a strange land. If the Jewish community is to be a home for all, we...

-- Four Children

The Four Children Approach the Future

by Ariel Kates

So, first of all, the four children appear in the Jerusalem Talmud, where Rabbi Hyyia, a student of Rabbi Judah the Prince, is quoted as bringing this parable. Hyyia’s text varies quite a bit from the text we know today: for one, the simple child is not "simple" but stupid. But it is Rabbis at the time of the collection of the Mishnah and Talmud who are creating this rubric. And so we proceed: The "Wise" Child asks about the rules...

Commentary / Readings

Navigating Jewish and American Slavery Narratives

by Be'chol Lashon

Nirtzah

by HIAS

-- Ten Plagues

Skit - Pharaoh and Moses Go To A Conflict Counselor

by Dave Cowen

Bareich

Ruth's Cup: A New Passover Ritual Celebrating Jewish Diversity

by Be'chol Lashon

Maggid - Beginning

The Red Haggadah

by Haggadot

Maggid - Beginning

Ha Lachma Anya Tradition

by Melissa Simon

A blessing on your head...Mazel tov! Mazel tov! Our spin on the Moroccan Jewish tradition is to pass the remaining pieces of matzah around for everyone to both make and receive a blessing. Hold the matzah up over the person's head to your left and whisper a private blessing or wish for them. We will continue with our Seder while you each partake in this private moment. Wishes and blessings around themes of freedom are especially appropriate tonight but feel free...

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Commentary / Readings

"On Freedom" Kahlil Gibran

by Smith College Jewish Community

On Freedom And an orator said, "Speak to us of Freedom." And he answered: At the city gate and by your fireside I have seen you prostrate yourself and worship your own freedom, Even as slaves humble themselves before a tyrant and praise him though he slays them. Ay, in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff. And my heart...

Maggid - Beginning

Miriam's Cup

by Smith College Jewish Community

Miriam’s Cup Reader 1: The story has always been told of a miraculous well of living water which has accompanied the Jewish people since the world was spoken into being. The well comes and goes, as it is needed, and as we remember, forget, and remember again how to call it to us. In the time of the exodus from Mitzrayim, the well came to Miriam, in honor of her courage and action, and stayed with the Jews as they wandered...

Shulchan Oreich

Afikomen

by Smith College Jewish Community

In some Ashkenazi traditions, the Afikomen is hidden during the meal, for the ‘children’ to find later. This ceremony reminds us that what is broken can be repaired and that what is lost can be regained, as long as we remember it and search for it

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Featured clips

Dayenu

Freeing Your Inner Pharaoh

Seder Symbols

Step-By-Step Seder: Step 10, Koreich

Garlic on the Seder Plate

Cup of Redemption

DIY Seder - Motzi (Blessing Over the Matzah, with Rabbi Mira Rivera/Romemu)

The Matzah of Peace

Healthy Debate: How This Night Can Be Different

Afikomen Prize

Welcoming All: An Inclusive Passover Reading

The Four Children Approach the Future

Navigating Jewish and American Slavery Narratives

Nirtzah

Skit - Pharaoh and Moses Go To A Conflict Counselor

Ruth's Cup: A New Passover Ritual Celebrating Jewish Diversity

The Red Haggadah

Ha Lachma Anya Tradition

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"On Freedom" Kahlil Gibran

Miriam's Cup

Afikomen