Ten Plagues of Hunger

Haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues

On Passover, we read about the ten plagues God unleashed on the Egyptians. The plagues we see today, however, are not punishments from God, but ones of our own doing – because ending hunger is not a matter of resources, but of political will. As we read each of these plagues aloud, we dip a finger into the wine and touch a drop onto our plate. This reminds us that, even as we celebrate freedom, our freedom is not complete when anyone still experiences hunger.

(Dip your finger in your glass and place a drop of wine on the plate for each plague.)

ALL READ TOGETHER IN UNISON

  1. INDIFFERENCE, the failure to recognize food insecurity in our own communities

  2. SHAME, the undue burden we place on hungry people

  3. INDIGNITY, the failure to treat hungry people with the respect they deserve

  4. STEREOTYPING, the persistence of harmful misinformation about who is hungry

  5. ABSENCE, the lack of data showing the true scope of this problem

  6. HUMILIATION, the pain parents feel when they cannot provide enough food for their children

  7. FATIGUE, the exhaustion from the constant cycle of poverty and hunger

  8. ANXIETY, the lingering fear that SNAP benefits will not last the whole month

  9. BUREAUCRACY, the system that prevents rapid action on this issue

  10. APATHY, the greatest plague of all — the failure to make ending hunger a national priority

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Mazon: Hunger Seder
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MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
Table of contents
    Introduction
  • What is a Hunger Seder?
  • Four Cups for Four Promises
    • Kadesh
  • KADESH – THE FIRST CUP
    • Urchatz
  • Urchatz - Hand Washing Ritual
    • Karpas
  • Karpas - Green Vegetable
    • Yachatz
  • Yachatz - Breaking the Middle Matzah
    • Maggid - Beginning
  • Maggid - Telling the Story
  • The Symbols of our Seder
  • The Symbols of our Seder
    • -- Four Questions
  • The Four Questions
    • -- Four Children
  • FOUR FACES OF HUNGER
    • -- Ten Plagues
  • Ten Plagues of Hunger
    • -- Cup #2 & Dayenu
  • Hunger Seder: Dayenu
  • Kos Sheini - The Second Cup
    • Rachtzah
  • Rochtzah - Hand Washing Ritual Before the Meal
    • Motzi-Matzah
  • Eating the Unleavened Bread
    • Maror
  • Maror - Bitter Herbs
    • Koreich
  • Koreich - Hillel Sandwich
    • Shulchan Oreich
  • Shulchan Oreich - Festival Meal
    • Tzafun
  • Tzafun - Finding the Afikomen
    • Bareich
  • Barech - Invitation to Gratitude
    • Hallel
  • Hallel - Songs of Praise
    • Nirtzah
  • Nirtzah - Conclusion
  • Nirtzah - Conclusion
    • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
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