{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "secular-maggid", "title": "Secular Maggid", "author": "Herbert Levine", "author_handle": "herbert-levine", "author_initials": "HL", "covertext": "THE SLAVES GET REPARATIONS The Egyptians concluded that all these terrible things were the consequence of not letting th...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>THE SLAVES GET REPARATIONS</p>\n\n<p>The Egyptians concluded that all these terrible things were the consequence of not letting the Hebrews go, as Moses and Aaron had demanded. Under a lot of popular pressure, the Pharaoh capitulated, telling Moses and Aaron that the Hebrews could finally leave Egypt. The Hebrew slaves knew that they deserved to be paid for their years of unpaid labor, so they went throughout the cities of Egypt asking for their back pay. </p>\n\n<p>Your son is dead, your cattle are dead, your fields are barren. Why? Because you treated us  like dirt and the land too.<br />\nYou've dug it all up and forced us to build your massive garrisons and storehouses.<br />\nNo more. These plagues are your punishment for what you've done to us and to the land.<br />\nAll my life and my parents' lives and my grandparents' lives we've worked for you <br />\nunder armed guard -- without pay. <br />\nNow you can't wait for us to go, you say we have to be gone by morning.<br />\nWell, we're not leaving here without what's coming to us. <br />\nGive us the gold and silver you've got in your house and we'll be even. </p>\n\n<p>The Egyptians paid them off, hoping never to see them again. </p>\n\n<p>THE EGYPTIANS ARE DEFEATED <br />\nBut seven days later, Pharaoh changed his mind and commanded his cavalry to chase after the Hebrews. Pharoah and the army encountered them on the shores of the sea, where fierce winds disturbed the normal tides. The Israelites saw their chance and took it. </p>\n\n<p>The sea is in front of us and Pharaoh's war chariots are behind us!<br />\nWhat are we supposed to do now? <br />\nThere's no time to go around. <br />\nWe'll just have to wade into the water. <br />\nMaybe it will be OK. <br />\nYes, it will be. <br />\nFollow me! <br />\n<br />\nThey marched into the sea while the winds pushed the waters aside, allowing them to walk through on dry land. But when the Pharaoh and his army rode after them, the winds reversed the tide, drowning the Egyptians, leaving Egypt leaderless and in chaos.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Herbert Levine", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "Secular Haggadah", "slug": "secular-haggadah-8", "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": 280, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Secular Maggid | Passover haggadah by Herbert Levine", "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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More than any other Jewish ritual,...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>More than the Jewish people have kept Passover, Passover has kept the Jewish people. More than any other Jewish ritual, the Seder continues to be observed. There is something profound about what we do when we participate in a Seder, which both expresses and shapes who we are. This applies both to Jews and to non-Jewish family members and friends who celebrate Passover.</p>\n\n<p>Most Jews who say 'I am Jewish, but not religious' mean that they identify with the values and customs of Judaism, the culture, but not the theology. If you define yourself in this way, this Haggadah is for you. Studies show that even many who belong to synagogues and pray do not believe in the God to whom they pray. A Secular Seder begins with the premise that the Jewish people needs a Passover Haggadah in keeping with who we are -- a this-worldly people with a persistent identity, driven by a unique cultural DNA. We gave to the world the idea of \"loving your neighbor as yourself\" and \"loving the stranger,\" based on our experience as strangers in Egypt. The celebration of Passover over the centuries has shaped our appreciation of our own freedom and our commitment to the freedom of others. Our pursuit of freedom and justice for all is how we express our love for our fellow human beings and our responsibility toward others. </p>\n\n<p>A second premise of A Secular Seder is that the ritual elements of the Seder are as important as the story we tell. All groups need rituals to pass on their identities and values; the Seder is the most important ritual that cultural Jews participate in. Yet previous tellings that sought to be cultural or secular have largely ignored the rituals within the Seder. The idea of acknowledging a supernatural God as the originator of the Jewish people and controller of its destiny makes little sense to many who have embraced the modern, secular world. So how can cultural Jews adapt the practice of blessing, the central ritual feature of the Seder we have inherited from our ancestors? </p>\n\n<p>A Secular Seder formulates blessings in a new way. The blessings affirm that this world, not a supernatural presence, is the source of our gifts––natural gifts, such as food and wine, and cultural gifts that come through Judaism, such as our celebration of freedom through the ceremonies of Passover. The blessings we make should allow us to express our gratitude for the ever-evolving world, our awe at the unique nature of the world we inhabit and our hope that we can responsibly embody the best values of the Jewish people. They can help hone our intention to prioritize the health of the planet and to bring all who live on it ever closer to freedom and wholeness. </p>\n\n<p>These new blessings are presented in both Hebrew and English so that the Seder can evolve in the primary languages that Jews around the world speak. The Hebrew is transliterated, so that all can participate. You should know that the 'ch' in Hebrew is always pronounced as the 'ch' in the name of the composer, Bach. </p>\n\n<p>The text of this Haggadah can be read straight through or households can stop for discussion at any of the indented questions. Two or three such discussions are probably enough for most Seders. Of course, Seder participants should feel free to bring in contemporary issues that make the message of the Seder relevant and urgent each year. How much time your Seder takes depends upon the leader and upon each of you.  <br />\n<br />\nMay this Secular Seder fulfill a need that has gone for too long unfulfilled in our Jewish lives. Happy Passover!  Chag sameach! May it be truly liberating for you who have assembled with family and friends to celebrate this ancient and contemporary festival of freedom.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Herbert J. 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(On Friday night...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p></p>\n\n<p>We mark the specialness of the day with blessings over candles and over the first of four cups of wine. (On Friday nights, we add the words in parentheses</p>\n\n<p>הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת לְיוֹם טוֹב</p>\n\n<p>Had-la-kat nay-rot l'yom tov </p>\n\n<p>,בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה עוֹלָמֵנוּ, יָחִיד וּמְיוּחָד</p>\n\n<p>אֲשֶׁר לִמֵּד אֶת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמֹתֵינוּ וְאוֹתָנוּ </p>\n\n<p>.לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל (שַׁבַּת וְ)יוֹם טוֹב                                       </p>\n\n<p>Ba-rooch ata o-la-may-noo, ya-cheed oo-m'you-chad, a-sher lee-made et a-vo-tay-noo v'ee-mo-tay-noo v'o-ta-noo le-had-leek nayr shel (shab-bat v') yom tov. </p>\n\n<p>Blessed are you, our unique world, for teaching our ancestors and us to light the candles (for Shabbat and) for this holiday.<br />\n </p>\n\n<p>קִדוּשׁ   </p>\n\n<p>KEE-DOOSH</p>\n\n<p>We mark the specialness of the day with blessings over a cup of wine. This is the first of four cups of wine that we bless. </p>\n\n<p>This version is singable to the traditional tune in Hebrew or English. As a gesture of caring and being cared for, we fill each other's cups, rather than filling our own. On Friday nights, we add the words in parentheses.</p>\n\n<p>.בָּרוּך אַתָּה עוֹלָמֵנוּ, יָחִיד יָחִיד וּמְיוּחָד, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן</p>\n\n<p>,בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה עוֹלָמֵנוּ, יָחִיד וּמְיוּחָד</p>\n\n<p>אֲשֶׁר גִדַּל מְסוֹרוֹת עַמֵנוּ וְהִנְחִיל לָנוּ  </p>\n\n<p>,אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶה, וְ)אֶת יוֹם חַג הַמַּצוֹת הַזֶּה)       </p>\n\n<p>.זֵכֶר לִיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם</p>\n\n<p>בְּשִֹמְחָה וּבְשָֹשוֹן הִנְחַלְתָּ לָנוּ</p>\n\n<p>חַג מֻקְדָּשׁ לְחֲגִיגַת הַחֵרוּת</p>\n\n<p>.וְאֶת זְמַן חֵרוּתֵנוּ הַזֶּה בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן נְקַבְּלָהּ </p>\n\n<p>.ֿבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, עוֹלָמֵנוּ ,מְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת חַג הַמַּצוֹת</p>\n\n<p>,בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה עֹוֹלָמֵנוּ, יָחִיד וּמְיוּחָד   </p>\n\n<p>!שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה</p>\n\n<p>Ba-rooch a-ta, o-la-may-noo, ya-cheed u-m'yoo-chad, bo-rey p'ree ha-ga-fen.<br />\nBa-rooch a-ta o-la-may-noo, ya-cheed oo-m'you-chad a-sher gee-dayl me-so-rot a-may-noo v'heen-cheel la-nu (et yom ha-shabbat ha-zeh v') et yom chag ha-ma-tzot ha-zeh, z'man chay-roo-tay-noo, meek-ra ko-desh, zay-chayr l'y'tsee-at meetz-ra-yeem.<br />\n<br />\nB'seem-cha oo-ve-sa-son heen-cheel la-noo chag mook-dosh l'cha-gee-gat ha-chay-root v'et z'man chey-roo-tay-noo ha-zeh b'a-ha-vah oo-v'sa-son n'-kab-b'lah. Ba-rooch a-ta o-la-may-noo me-ka-desh et chag ha-ma-tzot.   <br />\nBa-rooch a-ta, o-la-may-noo ya-cheed u-m'yoo-chad, she-he-che-ya-noo, v'kee-yi-ma-noo, v'hi-gee-a-noo la z'man ha-zeh!</p>\n\n<p>Blessed are you, our unique world, for producing this fruit of the vine.   <br />\nBlessed are you, our unique world for nurturing our people's traditions and handing down to us this day (of Shabbat and) of the Holiday of Matzot, celebration of our freedom, a distinctive gathering to remember our going out from Egypt. Happily, joyfully, a holiday dedicated to freedom has been passed down to us, so let us accept this time of freedom in conscious love.<br />\nBlessed are you, our world, for setting apart this Festival of Matzot.<br />\nBlessed are you, our unique world, for keeping us alive, sustaining us and enabling us to reach this day! </p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Herbert Levine", "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": 283, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Secular Kadesh and Kiddush | Passover haggadah by Herbert Levine", "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 spring vegetable reminds us to...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>Choose from among the spring vegetables on the Seder table and dip one in salt water.</p>\n\n<p>The spring vegetable reminds us to pay attention to this season, the time in the northern hemisphere when we again see flowers blooming and hear birds chirping.  The salt water in which we dip the vegetable recalls the salty tears our ancestors shed when they were enslaved as well the tears of those today who are oppressed or enslaved.  The blessing we recite heightens our awareness and gratitude for this moment, when we are free to celebrate together.</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה עוֹלָמֵנוּ, יָחִיד וּמְיוּחָד</strong></p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>.בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאַדָמָה</strong></p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"> <em>Ba-rookh a-ta o-la-may-noo, ya-cheed u-m'yoo-chad, bo-ray p'ree ha-a-da-ma.</em> </p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Blessed are you, unique world of ours, for producing the fruit of the earth. </p>\n\n<p>Some households serve a salad of seasonal vegetables at this point, to take the edge off people's hunger and thus to allow greater ease for telling and discussing the Passover story.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Herbert Levine", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": { "title": "Secular Haggadah", "slug": "secular-haggadah-8", "author": "Haggadot" }, "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": 292, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Secular Karpas | Passover haggadah by Herbert Levine", "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 newly independent Americans understood that they too had freed themselves from a tyrannical power, Great Britain's king. Africans enslaved in America for two hundred and fifty years by white slave-owners also saw themselves in the story of the Hebrews' exodus from slavery. </p>\n\n<p>The famous spiritual, \"Go Down Moses,\" has become a highlight of the Seder. <br />\nWhen Israel was in Egypt land,<br />\nLet my people go,                                           <br />\nOppressed so hard, they could not stand,                               <br />\nLet my people go,                                           <br />\nGo down, Moses, way down in Egypt land,                           <br />\nTell old Pharaoh to let my people go.<br />\nNo more shall they in bondage toil,<br />\nLet My people go!<br />\nLet them come out with Egypt’s spoil,<br />\nLet My people go!<br />\nGo down, Moses, way down in Egypt land,<br />\nTell old Pharaoh to let my people go.</p>\n\n<p>The rabbis of old who created the Seder explained that our essential obligation on Passover is to make the story of slavery and freedom our own. So we recite together:  In every generation, one is required to see herself or himself as if she or he came out of Egypt. This act of identification helps us to empathize with those who are afflicted today and need liberation.</p>\n\n<p>בְּכָל דוֹר וָדוֹר חַיָּב אִישׁ</p>\n\n<p>,לִרְאוֹת אֶת עַצְמוֹ</p>\n\n<p>בְּכָל דוֹר וָדוֹר חַיֶּבֶת אִשָה         </p>\n\n<p>לִרְאוֹת אֶת עַצְמָהּ</p>\n\n<p>כְּאִילוּ הוּא יָצָא, כְּאִילוּ הִיא יָצְאָה</p>\n\n<p>.מִמִּצְרַיִם</p>\n\n<p>B'chol dor va-dor cha–yav eesh lee-rot et atz-mo, b'chol dor va-dor cha-ye-vet ee-sha lee-rot et atz-mah ki'ee-loo hoo yah-tzah, ki'ee-loo hee yah-tz'ah mee-meetz-ra-yeem.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Herbert Levine", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "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": 258, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Making the Passover Story Our Own | Passover haggadah by Herbert Levine", "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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