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 הַּלֵילֹות? מִּכָל הַּזֶה הַּלַיְלָה ּנִׁשְּתַּנָהמַה מַּצָה: ּכֻּלֹו הַּזֶה הַּלַיְלָה ּומַּצָה. חָמֵץ אֹוכְלִין אָנּו הַּלֵילֹותׁשֶּבְכָל מָרֹור: הַּזֶה הַּלַיְלָה יְרָקֹות ׁשְאָר אֹוכְלִין אָנּו הַּלֵילֹותׁשֶּבְכָל פְעָמִים: ׁשְּתֵי הַּזֶה הַּלַיְלָה אֶחָת. ּפַעַם אֲפִילּו מַטְּבִילִין אָנּו אֵין הַּלֵילֹותׁשֶּבְכָל מְסֻּבִין: ּכֻּלָנּו הַּזֶה הַּלַיְלָה מְסֻּבִין. ּובֵין יֹוׁשְבִין ּבֵין אֹוכְלִין אָנּו הַּלֵילֹותׁשֶּבְכָל Mah nishtanah halaila hazeh mikol halaylot? Shebakhol halaylot anu okhleen khamaytz u’matzah, halaila hazeh kulo matzah. Shebakhol halaylot anu okhleen sh’ahr y’rakot, halaila hazeh maror. Shebakhol halaylot ayn anu matbeeleen afeelu pa’am akhat, halaila hazeh sh’tay f’ameem....

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1. Why do we go to work? 2. Why do we belong to states? 3. Why do we believe in genders? 4. Why do we have religions?

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עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ לְפַרְעֹה בְּמִצְרָיֽם עַתָּה - בְּנֵי חוֹרִין Avadim hayinu lepharo bemitzrayim, ata – benei chorin We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt – now we are free

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For if we were to end a single genocide but not to stop the other wars that kill men and women as we sit here, it would not be sufficient; If we were to end those bloody wars but not disarm the nations of the weapons that could destroy all mankind, it would not be sufficient; If we were to disarm the nations but not to end the brutality with which the police attack black people in some countries, brown people...

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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. Some people distinguish between washing to prepare for prayer and washing to prepare for food by...

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ברוכה את יה אלוהינו רוח העולם, אשר קדשתנו במצותיה וציותנו על אכילת מרור. Beruchah At Yah Eloheynu Ruach Ha’olam, asher kidshatnu bi-mitzvotehah vi-tzivatnu al achilat marror. You are blessed, O God, Spirit of the World, who makes us holy with Her commandments and commands us to eat marror.

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The 4 Children: The Wise, Wicked, Simple and Silent The 4 children normally represent the four personality types of life, to whom we have to explain the story of Passover, or four kinds of ways of telling a story. But tonight they represent the four classical subjects that emerge in the revolutionary process. the Wise – the intelligentsia the Wicked – the reactionaries the Simple – the peasants the Silent – the middle classes

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בְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדוֹר חַיָּב אָדָם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־עַצְמוֹ, כְּאִלּוּ הוּא יָצָא מִמִּצְרָֽיִם B’chol dor vador chayav adam lirot et-atzmo, k’ilu hu yatzav mimitzrayim. In every generation, everyone is obligated to see themselves as though they personally left Egypt. The seder reminds us that it was not only our ancestors whom God redeemed; God redeemed us too along with them. 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...

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“This time we cannot cross until we carry each other. All of us refugees, all of us prophets. No more taking turns on history’s wheel, trying to collect old debts no one can pay. The sea will not open that way. This time that country is what we promise each other, our rage pressed cheek to cheek until tears flood the space between, until there are no enemies left, because this time no one will be left to drown and all...

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The moon is trans. From this moment forward, the moon is trans. You don’t get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. You don’t get to talk to the moon anymore unless you use her correct pronouns. You don’t get to send men to the moon anymore unless their job is to bow down before her and apologize for the sins of the earth. She is waiting for you, pulling at you softly, telling you to shut the...

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no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well. no one would leave home unless home chased you, fire under feet, hot blood in your belly. it's not something you ever thought about doing, and so when you did - you carried the anthem under your breath, waiting until the airport toilet to tear up the passport and swallow, each mouthful of paper...

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1. Why do we go to work? 2. Why do we belong to states? 3. Why do we believe in genders? 4. Why do we have religions?