Mark Twain's 1899 Harper's Article "Concerning The Jews"

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It suggests a nebulous dim puff of stardust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way.\n\nProperly the Jew ought hardly to be heard of, but he is heard of, has always been heard of.\n\nHe is as prominent on the planet as any other people and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk.\n\nHis contributions to the world's list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine, and obtuse learning are also way out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers.\n\nHe has made a marvelous fight in this world in all the ages and has done it with his hands tied behind him.\n\nHe could be vain of himself and be excused for it. The Egyptians, the Babylonians and the Persians rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, and faded to dream stuff and passed away.\n\nThe Greeks and the Romans followed and made a vast noise and they are gone.\n\nOther peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time. But it burned out, and they sit in twilight now or have vanished.\n\nThe Jew saw them all. Beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert and aggressive mind. All things are mortal but the Jew. All other forces pass, but he remains.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 1, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Commentary / Readings", "slug": "commentary-readings" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 1056, "tags": [ { "tag": "History", "slug": "history" } ], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Mark Twain's 1899 Harper's Article \"Concerning The Jews\" | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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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If you, like many others, are the victim of an over-romanticized recollection of a parent or grandparent's \"traditional\" Seder, you may feel inadequate to the task, unable to fulfill this noble intention.\n\nYou must begin with the recognition that contemporary needs and the diverse backgrounds of those gathered at the festival table necessitate a Seder that is rooted in the past and yet meaningful to all assembled. The secret ingredient of a meaningful Seder is in the planning. It is, therefore, crucial that you prepare all the elements of the Seder in advance, from the proper placement of the ritual objects on the table to a decision as to who will read which prayers.\n\nIn reality, there is no \"traditional\" Haggadah. There are more than 3,000 separate editions of the Haggadah. The first printed edition did not appear until 1498 and a Latin translation, published for the benefit of the church fathers, was completed in 1512.\n\nThe Mitzvah of the \"Seder night\" is derived from the Bible. \"And you shall explain it to your child on that day, it is because of what the Eternal did for me when I went free from Egypt.\" The minimum requirement of the Seder is to tell the story of the Exodus in a language the listener will understand. To ignore this commandment is to abandon the Mitzvah. This means we must tell the story in a language that will be understood by adults and in a manner comprehensible to children. Because there is no \"holiness\" attached to the Haggadah, each community in every generation, was left to its own devices.\n\nIn the Sephardic Seder, Maror is romaine lettuce, not horseradish; Z'roa is usually a roasted chicken wing; Haroset is made from apples, nuts, dates, figs, black raisins, and wine. It is spreadable like jelly; the order and wording of the Mah Nishtanah is different; there is no hiding of the Afikoman, no Elihjah's cup or even opening the door for Elijah; in many homes (in the Balkans and Turkey), the first Seder is chanted in unison in Hebrew, the second night, in Ladion; and so on and so on.\n\nSo, those whose family needs dictate an abbreviation of the Haggadah should feel no reluctance to do so. You may wish to include in your Seder Ritual contemporary references to the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, the Holocaust, the Civil Rights struggle here and abroad, the plight of oppressed Jewish communities, and the State of Israel. Do it!\n\nAbove all, the story of Passover is a story of hope for a better world. As the spring renews our hope in nature and our view of the world brightens after a long and cold winter, so Passover instills within us the hope for a time when slavery, poverty, starvation, and all the ills that afflict humanity will disappear. Recalling our bondage in Egypt, we give thanks that we now enjoy the blessing of freedom. 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This elephant has been around as long as the Jewish people, but he is getting bolder and meaner. That elephant, of course, is antisemitism. There's the familiar white supremacy movement that pretty much hates everyone who doesn't look like them, the run-of-the-mill antisemites, and a relatively new form of hate directed at Israel which crosses the line to antisemitism too often.\n\nLet's take a moment to acknowledge the elephant, but don't let him plunder the table. If we do, we'll never get to the Four Questions, and besides, the matzoh ball soup will get cold. So let's just say this for now. Hate is hate. Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Atheists...literally, everyone is worse off for it. So what do we do? Pledge to fight antisemitism. Call it out. Talk about it. Learn about it. But don't you dare accept it. It's a toxic poison that has been following Jews for as long as we have been around. 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This position recalls the ancient practice when it was the privilege of the free to sit on a dining couch ( kline ) and eat in a reclining position. At the Seder, everyone sits on a chair (hesebet) propped up on cushions, leaning to his left \"reclining ( mesubbin )\". This is a symbolical indication that at the redemption from Egypt the slave became a free man. At the Seder, people usually do not pour wine for themselves, only for the person sitting next to them; a free human being is being served, after all.\"\n\nIn keeping with the tradition of Hungarian Jews, let’s fill someone else’s cup and recognize that, as a family and group of friends, we have the resources to help each other and those in our community if we are willing to share our resources and collaborate – whether those resources are time, money, skills, or any of the other gifts we bring to one another.\n\nMany of us around the table may already share our resources in different ways - volunteering in our communities, providing pro bono services, donating to charities, or by advocating or lobbying officials. 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That's crazy. We are traditional Jews with a lot of ground to cover but we are not heartless Jews. Let's get through Karpas first~ dip some parsley in saltwater, say a blessing and eat it. THEN, you'll notice that some root veggies and delicious dips have magically arrived. Enjoy them! After all, the blessing has been said and veggies and dips are now legal. Just don't fill up on them because there really is a huge and wonderful feast coming...just not anytime soon.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 131, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "How to Avoid the 5th Question (\"When do we eat?\") | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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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These two pieces of matzah represent two kinds of eating: eating because we have to and eating because we want to. The first half we will eat soon and we are supposed to eat it quickly, in hunger. It represents the quick flight our ancestors took from Egypt, where they were slaves. \n\nThe other half is special and we will hide it ─that half, the Afikomen represents desire, enjoyment, fulfillment, luxury. It represents our freedom. We are supposed to eat it on a full stomach, out of a desire to eat rather than necessity. \n\n\n\nUncover and hold up the three pieces of matzah and say together: \n\n\n\nהָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא דִי אֲכָלוּ אַבְהָתָנָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם. כָּל דִכְפִין יֵיתֵי וְיֵיכֹל, כָּל דִצְרִיךְ יֵיתֵי וְיִפְסַח. הָשַׁתָּא הָכָא, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל. הָשַׁתָּא עַבְדֵי, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין.\n\n\n\nHa lachma anya di achalu avhatana b’ara d’mitzrayim. Kol dichfin yeitei v’yeichol, kol ditzrich yeitei v’yifsach. Hashata hacha, l’shanah habaah b’ara d’Yisrael. Hashata avdei, l’shanah habaah b’nei chorin.\n\n\n\nThis is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All those who are hungry, let them enter and eat. All who are in need, let them come celebrate the Passover. Now we are here. Next year in the land of Israel. This year we are enslaved. 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Others believe it represents the rights of the LGBTQ community. \n\nA Coffee Bean: This is said to represent the work/life balance of the working parent. It can be both bitter and strong. \n\nSlave-free chocolate: Pretty self-explanatory, right? There just should not and cannot be slavery in 2020! So eat your chocolate responsibly.\n\nPotatoes: When Ethiopian Jews were brought to Israel via Operation Solomon in 1991, they were famished. In fact, they were so ill and emaciated that they couldn’t stomach a substantial meal — instead, doctors fed them boiled potatoes and rice. The potato represents the continuous exodus of Jews from oppressive regions.\n\nAn empty or food-free Seder plate: If you want to scrap the traditional seder plate items for a whole new set, the Progressive Jewish Alliance has you covered. The idea of their “Food Desert Seder Plate” is to use foods that symbolize the lack of access to fresh, healthy food in low-income neighborhoods. For example, swap out haroset for rotten lettuce to symbolize the spoiled produce inner-city grocery stores carry. A potato chip is used for karpas to illustrate that greasy, high-fat chips are easier to find than fresh potatoes. Lastly, there is no egg on the seder plate: “Fresh eggs are one of the luxuries lacking in these neighborhoods.”", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 113, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "What else can go on a Seder Plate? | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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’re no...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "Following is a new interpretation of The Four Sons that illustrates the journey of many Jews living in America. We’re not judging here, just witnessing. Besides, what better time to talk about choices and change than Passover? \n\nThe First (previously known as The Wise) Son\n\nLet’s call him Irving. He came to America in the early 1900s, not only because his family had a terribly poor existence in Poland, but mostly because they were running for their lives to escape the pogroms (vicious riots when gangs of Russian Cossacks went into Jewish shtetls, or villages, and raped and killed thousands of Jews). Irving, and thousands like him, came to America. They came with nothing, but at least America gave them safety and freedom. Irving flourished. As a boy, he spoke Yiddish and went to yeshiva (an orthodox school). When he arrived in America, he learned English. His family remained observant, continuing to follow kosher rules, celebrating Shabbat each week and living a traditional Jewish life. Irving’s commitment to Judaism was unshakable.\n\nThe Second (previously known as The Wicked) Son\n\nIrving’s son, David, is the second generation. David grew up in America with a strong Jewish identity. He’s comfortable in his mom and dad’s home, which is filled with Jewish traditions and values, but his own home and family are let’s just say, more American. David experienced some antisemitism, but never felt he had to run for his life. His goal was to be a successful business executive, and if that meant working on Shabbat, something that Irving would never do, David did it. He became so successful that he was one of the first Jews to be accepted into his local country club that would never allow Jews before. David took his family to Paris and Rome but forgot to take them to Israel. He did a great job of assimilating, but sort of a lackluster job of teaching his son, Josh, who you will meet below, about Judaism.\n\nThe Third (previously known as The Simple) Son\n\nMeet David’s son, Josh. He’s the third generation of Jews in America. Josh is like, well, lots of us. He considers himself culturally Jewish. Josh may have had a Seder at his grandfather Irving’s house, but Josh, who by the way, is an excellent soccer player, never really concentrated on his Judaism. He felt very little antisemitism growing up; he quit Hebrew School because it conflicted with soccer practice, and he went to Hillel a couple of times at Duke, (see, told you Josh wasn’t simple) but it felt too Jewish for him. Josh did go on Birthright but that was a few years ago. David is bummed that Josh doesn’t have a stronger connection to Judaism, but what are you gonna do? By the way, Josh is married to Shannon, who is Protestant but would like to learn about Judaism. 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Let’s work together to invite everyone who is disengaged from their Judaism, back to our sometimes dysfunctional, often confusing, but always loving community.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 106, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Modern Four Sons, a JewBelong original | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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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It’s hard to even imagine, but if the Exodus story had a different...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<h3>What If God Hadn’t Taken Our Ancestors Out Of Egypt?</h3>\n\nIt’s hard to even imagine, but if the Exodus story had a different ending, we might still be slaves in Egypt, along with our children, and our children’s children. Tonight we give thanks for our freedom.\n\nNARRATOR 1: 10 lines \nNARRATOR 2: 13 lines \nPHARAOH: 15 lines \nSLAVE: 2 lines \nHERALD: 1 line \nMOSES: 8 lines \nGOD: 7 lines \nPHARAOH’S SON: 2 lines \nAARON: 12 lines \nSHEEP: 2 lines \nYOCHEVED: 1 line \nPRINCESS: 4 lines \nPRINCESS’S ATTENDANT: 4 lines \nMIRIAM: 4 lines\n\nNARRATOR 1: The story of Moses and the Exodus from Egypt has been told thousands of times. It’s a reminder to the Jewish people that once we were slaves in Egypt, but now we are free. And so, this year, as in years before, generation upon generation, we tell the story of Passover. Now, I invite you to relax and listen to this tale. We begin in Pharaoh’s Palace.\n\nPHARAOH: Yes, I’ll have more grapes. This morning I took a tour of all of my new pyramids and I’m totally exhausted.\n\nSLAVE: Yes, your highness. I must tell you that as a slave, we are really doing a fine job at building those pyramids. Carrying bricks is just the discipline that my fourteen sons need.\n\nPHARAOH: Fourteen? Did you say fourteen sons?\n\nSLAVE: Indeed I did, your most fabulousness.\n\nPHARAOH: Leave my quarters. I’ve gotta think. This could be bad, really bad. I mean, I love having these Hebrew slaves, but there are just so many of them! They are not Egyptians, and as shocking as it might be, I don’t think they even like me. What if there’s a war and they join my enemies and fight against me? I am going to try to find a way to decrease this Jewish-Hebrew slave population.\n\nHERALD: Hear ye, hear ye. It is hereby decreed by Pharaoh, ruler of the land of Egypt, that any son born to a Jew is to be drowned in the Sea of Reeds.\n\nALL: NOOOOOOO!!!!!\n\nNARRATOR 2: Our story continues at the banks of the Nile River, where we meet Yocheved, a Jewish woman with a newborn son.\n\nYOCHEVED:(distraught) Oh no! Did you hear about Pharaoh’s awful decree? I knew he was mean, but now he’s killing our babies?! I need to hide my beautiful baby boy.\n\nNARRATOR 2: So Yocheved wove a basket of reeds, which is another word for long bamboo-like sticks, put her son into it and hid it in the tall grass by the river. She then sent her young daughter, Miriam, to hide nearby and keep watch. The Pharaoh’s daughter, who was a princess, eventually came down to the water to bathe and heard cries coming from the river.\n\nPRINCESS: What is this?\n\nPRINCESS’S ATTENDANT: It appears to be a baby, your highness.\n\nPRINCESS: A baby?\n\nPRINCESS’S ATTENDANT: Why, yes, your highness.\n\nNARRATOR 2: She pulled the baby out of the water.\n\nPRINCESS: Oh, it must be one of those Jewish babies that my dad, the Pharaoh, wants to kill. But look at this little guy. He seems so beautiful and innocent. I know, I’ll take him home and raise him as my son. He will love me and respect me as his mother.\n\nPRINCESS’S ATTENDANT: As you wish.\n\nMIRIAM: (as she comes out of her hiding place) Excuse me, your highness, but would you like me to call a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby, so that your attendant can continue to tend to you instead of being distracted by the baby?\n\nPRINCESS: Good idea. I hadn’t thought of that. All right, your Hebrew woman may nurse my child, and when he is old enough to walk, she shall bring him to the palace for me to raise. I am going to name him Moses, which means “drawn from the water.”\n\nPRINCESS’S ATTENDANT: Whatever you say, your highness.\n\nNARRATOR 1: And so Yocheved’s son, Moses, grew up as the Pharaoh’s adopted grandson, with all the riches and prestige that such a position entailed. But when he was young, Yocheved told Moses that he was Jewish, so he always had great compassion for the Hebrew slaves. One day, he came upon an Egyptian guard beating an old Jewish slave. Moses got so angry that he killed the guard. Of course, by doing so he was breaking the law. He feared the consequences, so he ran away from the palace into the desert, and became a shepherd. That’s where we pick up the story now.\n\nSHEEP: Baaaa\n\nNARRATOR 2: One ﬁne morning, one of Moses’s sheep strayed a bit from the path.\n\nSHEEP: I said, “Baaaa!”\n\nNARRATOR 2: Moses followed the sheep and came across a burning bush. It was the craziest thing. This green bush was on ﬁre, but instead of burning up and getting all crinkled and then black, it stayed green. This was, of course, a miracle. It was God, getting Moses’s attention so that he could talk to him. It worked.\n\nGOD: Moses! Moses!\n\nMOSES: Here I am.\n\nGOD: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry. I have come to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that place unto a good land, ﬂowing with milk and honey. Now, Moses, I need you to go back to Pharaoh and tell him to let the Jews go free and then you will need to lead the Jews out of Egypt.\n\nNARRATOR 1: It’s important to know that Moses stuttered whenever he spoke, so he was always nervous to speak in public.\n\nMOSES: But why should… I mean, why, why should I be the one to lead my people?\n\nGOD: Fear not – I will be with you.\n\nMOSES: What should I tell the people?\n\nGOD: Just tell the Children of Israel, also known as the Jews, also now known as the slaves, that they need to listen to you, because you speak for me. Tell them to leave their homes and everything they have always known and follow you to the wilderness.\n\nMOSES: That is crazy. They’ll never listen and besides, I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.\n\nGOD: You’re right, it will not be easy. I forgot to mention Pharaoh is not going to simply agree to let his slaves go free. He will take some convincing, and it will not be pretty.\n\nMOSES: Please send someone else.\n\nGOD: Your brother Aaron speaks well, right? He will have to help. I will only speak to you, but you can tell Aaron what I said, and he can be the one who speaks to Pharaoh and the people.\n\nNARRATOR 2: And so Moses and Aaron went to the people of Israel and convinced them that God had spoken to Moses. Then they went to see Pharaoh at the palace.\n\nAARON: Pharaoh, we are here to demand, in the name of our all-powerful and all-knowing God, that you release the Hebrew people from bondage.\n\nPHARAOH: LOL. That is really amusing, guys. So, Moses, back after all of these years to bring shame on your own house and your own grandfather?\n\nAARON: You cared for my brother for many years. At one time, he loved you as a grandfather. But he is the son of a Hebrew slave. If you love him, you will let his people go.\n\nPHARAOH’S SON: Moses! I missed you! (Looks at Aaron.) Hey, who are you?\n\nAARON: I am Aaron, Moses’s brother.\n\nPHARAOH’S SON: I thought I was his brother!\n\nAARON: Pharaoh, if you do not release the Hebrews, Egypt will be smitten with a greater plague than it has ever before seen.\n\nPHARAOH: There is no way I am going to do that! I don’t know this God you are talking about, and I will not let your people go. Now get out of my palace!\n\nNARRATOR 1: To punish Pharaoh for his refusal to let the Jews go, God turned the water of the Nile to blood. It was horrible. Everyone needs fresh water to live, and instead of water, the entire river ran red with blood. Pharaoh was furious, and he called Moses and Aaron back to the palace.\n\nPHARAOH: OK, this is horrible! The Nile River has turned to blood, and it’s your fault! Everyone is freaking out. Maybe your God is powerful after all. If I let your people go, will he turn the river back to water?\n\nAARON: Yes, of course. We don’t want to harm your people, we just want to leave and be free.\n\nPHARAOH: Fine, then go.\n\nNARRATOR 2: So Aaron and Moses left the palace and told the Jewish people to start getting ready for their journey. But then…\n\nPHARAOH: Get Moses and Aaron back here!\n\nAARON: Yes, Pharaoh? We were just leaving.\n\nPHARAOH: Not so fast. I realized that when you go I will have no one to build my pyramids. So I have hardened my heart and changed my mind. You need to stay.\n\nMOSES: But Pharaoh, more terrible things will happen to the Egyptian people if you do not let us go!\n\nPHARAOH: I will take my chances. Now get out of my palace, and tell the Jews to get back to work!\n\nNARRATOR 2: Soon, Egypt was overrun with another of God’s plagues… frogs. Wherever you looked, there were frogs all over the land. As you can imagine, it was awful. So Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron back to the palace and told them he would now allow the Jews to leave Egypt. But when they were ready to leave, Pharaoh changed his mind AGAIN\n\nNARRATOR 1: The next plague God sent was lice… people and animals all got lice. Then ﬂies everywhere. Then cattle disease… so all the cows got sick and died, then boils… terrible blisters on everyone… then hail fell from the sky… big pieces of hail, as big as ping-pong balls. Then locusts, which ate the plants, including all of the crops.\n\nNARRATOR 2: So between the cattle disease, which ruined the meat, and the hail and locusts, which wrecked the crops, Egypt was in bad shape. People were hungry. Then came the plague of darkness. The sun never rose, and people were frightened and cold. The plagues were spreading fear and sickness across Egypt.\n\nNARRATOR 1: But the crazy thing was, after each plague, Pharaoh would call Moses and Aaron to the palace and tell them that if their God made the plague stop, the Jews could leave Egypt. So God would end the plague, and then Pharaoh would harden his heart and change his mind, keeping the Jews in bondage. It was a mess!\n\nPHARAOH: Who is this God of yours? How is it that each of these plagues only affects the Egyptians and not the Hebrews!? Get out!\n\nAARON: Pharaoh, our God is all-powerful! We don’t know what we can do to make you see that you must give in. We’re warning you now that God has told Moses what the next plague will be. He’s going to kill the ﬁrstborn of every Egyptian household, including your eldest son. Pharaoh, don’t let this happen! Let my people go!\n\nPHARAOH: I do not know your God, and I will not let your people go. Get out of my house! GET OUT!\n\nNARRATOR 2: God then came to Moses and instructed him to have all the Jewish people slay a lamb and smear some of its blood on the doorposts of their houses. Then, when the Angel of Death ﬂew over Egypt, he took the lives of all of the ﬁrstborn, except for those in the homes marked with blood. Pharaoh’s own son died. It was devastating. The people of Egypt were mourning. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh yet again.\n\nAARON: Pharaoh, the grandfather my brother once loved, we are truly sorry for your loss.\n\nPHARAOH: Go away! Go away and leave me to my grief!\n\nAARON: But Pharaoh, now that you have seen how powerful God is, will you let my people go?\n\nPHARAOH: Be gone already! You and your people! You have ruined my empire.\n\nNARRATOR 1: So Aaron and Moses left Pharaoh and went to the Jews.\n\nAARON: Listen to me everyone! Remember this day, when you were able to leave Egypt, we were slaves and now we are going to be free and God will guide us out of here to the Promised Land.\n\nMOSES: We must go fast! We must make food, but we must go before before Pharaoh changes his mind again.\n\nAARON: He won’t change his mind. Not this time.\n\nMIRIAM: Moses, if we leave right now, the bread won’t have time to rise.\n\nMOSES: Forget the bread, let’s go!\n\nNARRATOR 2: Most of the Jews went with Moses and Aaron. But some felt the whole idea of leaving their homes and going to some unknown land was crazy, so they stayed in Egypt. But meanwhile…\n\nPHARAOH: I have just let my slaves all go. This is not good for the people of Egypt. All that my forefathers have worked for will vanish if I lose the Hebrew slaves. Who will build the cities? The entire economy of Egypt will collapse. It will be the end of an empire. I WANT THEM BACK!\n\nNARRATOR 1: So once again, Pharaoh had hardened his heart. He got his army together and went after the Jews. Because they were walking and had a lot of kids with them who were slow walkers, the Jews had only gotten a few miles away from Egypt and they were really close to the Red Sea.\n\nMIRIAM: Look! The Egyptians are coming! They will kill us all! They will work us to death! Moses, do something!\n\nAARON: Don’t be afraid. God has handled things for us before, and I don’t think he would have made all those plagues just to have us die at the edge of the Red Sea now.\n\nNARRATOR 2: Then God spoke to Moses.\n\nGOD: Moses! Lift thy rod and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go across the sea safely.\n\nNARRATOR 1: It was amazing. When Moses raised his rod, the water of the sea parted, and the children of Israel walked across on the ground at the bottom of the sea. They were totally ﬁne. But when Pharaoh’s armies followed to catch them, the waters closed in and Pharaoh’s armies were drowned.\n\nMIRIAM: That was a miracle! We made it across the Red Sea! I don’t know what God has in store for us next, but at last we are free!\n\nNARRATOR 2: And Miriam took a timbrel – which is another word for a tambourine – in her hand; and all of the women went out after her with their timbrels and danced and sang. 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One only kid! \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nAnd a cat came and devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nAnd a dog came and bit the cat \nThat had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nThen a stick came and smote the dog \nWhich had bitten the cat that had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nThen a fire came and burned the stick \nWhich had smitten the dog that had bitten the cat \nThat had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nThen water came and extinguished the fire \nThat had burned the stick that had smitten the dog \nThat had bitten the cat that had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nThen the ox came and drank the water \nWhich had extinguished the fire that had burned the stick \nWhich had smitten the dog which had bitten the cat \nThat had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nThen the slaughterer came and slaughtered the ox \nWhich had drank the water \nThat had extinguished the fire that had burned the stick \nWhich had smitten the dog that had bitten the cat \nThat had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nThen the angel of death came and slew the slaughterer \nWho had slaughtered the ox \nWhich had drank the water \nThat had extinguished the fire that had burned the stick \nWhich had smitten the dog that had bitten the cat \nWhich had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya\n\nThen came the Most Holy, blessed be He! \nAnd destroyed the angel of death \nWho had slain the slaughterer \nWho had slaughtered the ox \nWhich had drank the water \nWhich had extinguished the fire that burned the stick \nThat had smitten the dog that had bitten the cat \nThat had devoured the kid \nWhich my father bought for two zuzim \nChad gadya, chad gadya", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Conclusion", "slug": "conclusion" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 139, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Chad Gadya | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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": "https://assets.haggadot.com/clips/204782/conversions/Screen-Shot-2020-02-29-at-11.45.16-AM-cover.jpg" } } }, { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "that-s-a-lotta-matzah", "title": "That's a Lotta Matzah!", "author": "Melissa Simon", "author_handle": "melissa-simon", "author_initials": "MS", "covertext": "Did you know... ~Only 10 factories in the world produce matzah--three in Israel, two in the US and the rest in Europe. ~...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "Did you know...\n\n~Only 10 factories in the world produce matzah--three in Israel, two in the US and the rest in Europe.\n\n~For a matzah to be considered kosher (produced or prepared according to Jewish dietary laws) it cannot take more than 18 minutes in total to prepare and bake the flatbread.\n\n~Each matzah has about 800 holes that prevent the dough from rising. Without the holes, you would get pita.\n\n~ Matzot Aviv ships their product all over the world, including to the island of Wallis in the South Pacific, which is home to one Jew.\n\n~The factory produces 26,000 matzahs per hour.\n\n~Matzahs have only 120 calories each--it is what you put on them that adds up!", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Commentary / Readings", "slug": "commentary-readings" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 290, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "That's a Lotta Matzah! | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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/that-s-a-lotta-matzah", "og:title": "That's a Lotta Matzah! | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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": "vital-components-of-a-seder", "title": "Vital components of a Seder", "author": "Melissa Simon", "author_handle": "melissa-simon", "author_initials": "MS", "covertext": "There must be at least one Jew present at the Seder because only the Jews left Egypt and can tell the story. Additionall...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "There must be at least one Jew present at the Seder because only the Jews left Egypt and can tell the story.\n\nAdditionally, you must do these 5 things at your Seder:\n\n1. Drink 4 cups of wine (or grape juice)\n\n2. Tell the story of leaving Egypt in the first person\n\n3. Eat LOTS of matzah\n\n4. Eat bitter herbs\n\n5. Rabban Gamliel insists that we must say these three things in order to fulfill our obligation on Pesach: Pesach , Matzah, Maror. It is surprising that we must say the words. Isn't it enough just to eat them? We must talk them out because these three mitzvot convey three fundamental principles in our belief in Hashem. Each of them describes a way in which Hashem is subtle and exact in how He relates to us and provides for us.\n\n Pesach acknowledges that Hashem pasach (skipped over) the houses of our ancestors in Egypt. \n\nMatzah corresponds to Hashem's precision in time. \n\nMaror - reminds us of how the Egyptians embittered our lives in slavery\n\n\n\nSo together, let us all say...PESACH, MATZAH, MAROR", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 255, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Vital components of a Seder | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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 have reserved it for a special guest, whose name is \"ELIJAH--the Prophet\" (Eliahu HaNavi).\n\nOur bible tells us many wonderful stories about Elijah. He was a man of great courage, who fought for what is just and right. \n\nAccording to tradition, Elijah never died. One day he will return, to announce the arrival of a time when all people will live in peace and treat each other with kindness and love.\n\nMany legends have been told about Elijah. He is the champion of those who are in need or in trouble. He performs miracles to help those in danger. He brings hope and cheer.\n\nLegend tells us that on Pesach, Elijah appears at every Seder and sips a little wine from \"his\" cup. Some people watch the wine in Elijah's cup carefully to see if any disappears while the door is open.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 260, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "ELIJAH's welcome | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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/elijah-s-welcome", "og:title": "ELIJAH's welcome | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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-women-of-passover", "title": "The Women of Passover", "author": "Melissa Simon", "author_handle": "melissa-simon", "author_initials": "MS", "covertext": "Before page 9, fill Miriam's cup and read: We are about to read the 4 questions and then begin the re-telling of the sto...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "Before page 9, fill Miriam's cup and read:\n\nWe are about to read the 4 questions and then begin the re-telling of the story of our exodus from Egypt. Let's pause for a moment to consider the unsung heroes of the Passover story. Listen for them as we recall our time in Egypt and how we came to be free. Rarely will you hear these women mentioned by name but we all know that without them, we may not be sitting here as free people enjoying our Seder.\n\nShifra and Puah were the two midwives and respected members of their community. Despite the risk of punishment, they defied the Pharaoh's orders and continued to deliver baby boys for Jewish women in Egypt.\n\nYocheved went into labor early but was able to keep Moses' birth a secret from the Egyptians. She then made the ultimate mother's sacrifice by sending him down the river--her only hope in saving him from otherwise certain death. \n\nBatya was the Pharaoh's daughter who found Moses in the reeds of the Nile and decided to raise him as her own, knowingly going against her father's decree to kill all male Jewish babies. We are indebted to her for her defiance and bravery.\n\nMiriam is one who ensured Moses was safe during his journey down the Nile River. She brought Yocheved as a nursemaid to Batya, ensuring that mother and son were never far apart. Miriam is most notably recalled for her strength and song when the Jews finally leave Egypt. \n\nAll of the women read together: This is the Cup of Miriam, to symbolize the water which gave new life to Israel as we struggled with ourselves in the wilderness. Blessed are You who sustains us with endless possibilities, and enables us to reach a new place.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 281, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Women of Passover | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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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But before we welcome Elijah into our home, we must fill his cup with wine so he will have something to sip.\n\nLet's each pour a little wine from our own glass into Elijah's cup until it is filled. This helps us remember that we must all contribute our best talents and energies to help fulfill Elijah's promise of a peaceful world. Elijah dedicated himself to defending God against non-believers, and as a reward for his devotion and hard work, he was whisked away to heaven at the end of his life, but before he actually died. Tradition says that Elijah will return to earth one day to signal the arrival of the Messiah, and the end of hatred, intolerance, and war.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 249, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Elijah's Cup | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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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He had a son, Isaac, who had sons Esau and Jacob.\n\nJacob had 12 sons; they became the Israelite Tribes.\n\nJacob's son Joseph, with his family and their offspring migrated? or were sold? to Egypt. They became established a farmers along the Nile. Joseph himself became an advisor to one of the Pharaohs.\n\nThis brings us to tonight's celebration.\n\nIt appears that drought came to Canaan and Joseph sent for the other branches of his family. He invited them to come to Egypt. The Nile floods annually and fertilizes the land; this area is less subject to rainfall, at least in Egypt. these families grew larger and larger over the years. \n\n1800-1500 BC - New Pharaohs assumed control\n\nWords of Exodus: The Israelites or Jews became enslaved; they were probably one of many tribes who lived in Egypt. Part of the Seder tonight covers the slavery in Egypt and the final redemption and exodus from Egypt of the Israelites. The exodus occurred approximately 1200 BC.\n\nAfter 40 years of wandering in the Sinai Peninsula where Moses died, the Israelites arrived in Canaan and under Joshua defeated the Canaanites at Jericho and took possession of the land.\n\nAs a result of their enslavement and subsequent liberation, the Jewish religion has established a sense of social responsibility toward the poor and other less fortunate people. Even in the destruction of their enemies, when the Egyptians drowned in the parting of the Red Sea, the Israelites were told to abstain from gloating at the misfortune of their erstwhile enemies.\n\nWe will bypass this period to complete our cycle of history.\n\nThe Israelites multiplied and established the Kingdom of David.\n\n925-1000 BC - Solomon - This takes us to the peak of Israelite power in the Middle East with the capital in Jerusalem and its Temple.\n\nAfter Solomon - internal strife and external attacks decreased the size of the kingdom. The country split into two, with the northern part called Israel and the southern part called Judea.\n\n722 BC The Northern Kingdom fell around this time as a result of the attacks from armies from Persia and Babylonia. They dispersed the tribes living in Israel, Judea, the southern kingdom was able to hold out until 586 BC when Jerusalem fell and the 1st Temple was destroyed. The people went into exile in Babylon.\n\n536 BC The Babylonian King allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem to re-establish their land; some did, but many did not and became the predecessors of multiple Jewish communities in the Middle East.\n\n63 BC The Romans conquered most of Israel and Judea. The Romans finally destroyed the 2nd Temple and crushed the remaining resistance at Masada. This spelled the end of Jewish Independence.\n\nSimultaneously, among many attempts at religious renaissance, a Jew named Jesus was born and so we come to the birth of the Catholic religion out of which 1500 years later Protestantism originate, and so we come full circle to the western religions. \n\nWith the fall of the Second Temple and the Roman dispersion, our family history begins.\n\nJews were taken to Rome and other parts of Italy by the Romans and finally north along the rivers, primarily the Rhine. Jewish presence began there in 100 AD and lasted until 1940, the Holocaust, which brings us to roughly present day.\n\nAs a result of personal research, I have been able to trace the origins of my part of the family to the early 1700's. One part comes from a town called Rheinback, about 15 miles south of Cologne, where I was born. This leaves me only about 1600 years more to research.\n\nManfred Simon, 2016", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Commentary / Readings", "slug": "commentary-readings" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 238, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Manny's Research on the History of the Jews | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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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During this Seder service, we shall recall and retell the thrilling story of our ancestors going out from slavery to freedom.\n\nAs we remember this moving chapter in our people's past, may we learn to appreciate more deeply the freedom we enjoy. May we also learn to care about all those who are not yet free. May we join in working for the day when all people everywhere shall be free from tyranny, from poverty, and from war.\n\nIn gratitude to God, who wants all people to be free, and who has put the love of freedom in our hearts, we rise to recite the Kiddush over the first of the four cups of wine.", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": null, "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 263, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Kiddush | Passover haggadah by Melissa Simon", "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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Mark Twain's 1899 Harper's Article "Concerning The Jews"

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This article was written in 1899 when anti-Semitism was widespread in the United States. Large companies did not hire Jews, Universities either didn't admit Jews or limited their numbers with strict quotas. "Respectable" people like Ford and Edison expressed their anti-Jewish feelings openly. Mark Twain had an answer for them:

Written by Mark Twain in Harper's, September 1899

If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of stardust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way.

Properly the Jew ought hardly to be heard of, but he is heard of, has always been heard of.

He is as prominent on the planet as any other people and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk.

His contributions to the world's list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine, and obtuse learning are also way out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers.

He has made a marvelous fight in this world in all the ages and has done it with his hands tied behind him.

He could be vain of himself and be excused for it. The Egyptians, the Babylonians and the Persians rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, and faded to dream stuff and passed away.

The Greeks and the Romans followed and made a vast noise and they are gone.

Other peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time. But it burned out, and they sit in twilight now or have vanished.

The Jew saw them all. Beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert and aggressive mind. All things are mortal but the Jew. All other forces pass, but he remains.

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