We Are Grateful ~ Dayenu

We are grateful that we are together on this night as a family ~ Dayenu

We are grateful that we are together to share this moment ~ Dayenu

We are grateful that we are together, alive and healthy ~ Dayenu

We are grateful that we are able to eat together ~ Dayenu

We are grateful that we have a light shining upon us ~ Dayenu

We are grateful for everything and everyone that we have ~ Dayenu

We are grateful for all that has touched our lives ~Dayenu

We are grateful that our ancestors never gave up home, and to them we drink the second glass of wine together ~ Dayenu

haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu

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-- Exodus Story

Paschal Offerings Poem - Grapes

by Jen Stein

Paschal Offerings– Jen SteinThis year, on the seder plateinstead of the bloodied shank bonewe place a cluster of sweet grapeswhich serve as a symbol of fertility,of new life and abundance.We choose this, life, and not death:for before us is set life and deaththe blessing and the curse.Therefore, we choose lifethat we may invite not only Elijahbut the spring into our homes,that we may set an exampleof compassion and of lovefor the things of His kingdom,the new fleeced lambs in the fieldswhose...

Yachatz

Breaking the middle matzah - Yachatz

by Kate Groob

Breaking the middle matzah | yachatz | יַחַץ There are three pieces of matzah stacked on the table. We now break the middle matzah into two pieces. The host should wrap up the larger of the pieces and, at some point between now and the end of dinner, hide it. This piece is called the afikomen, literally “dessert” in Greek. After dinner, the guests must hunt for the afikomen in order to wrap up the meal. Because the meal cannot end...

Introduction

Why is there no orange on our Seder Plate

by e heimberg

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Hallel

by Erica Berkowitz

Elijah the profit it a symbol of the hope to come. It is told that when he comes he will bring peace and spread love throughout the world. Let's drink our last cup of wine to Elijah! Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu melekh ha'olam, borei pri ha'gafen.

Maggid - Beginning

A classic Midrash on the Final Plague

by Rabbi Daniel Brenner

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Motzi-Matzah

by Haggadot

-- Four Questions

Multi Lingual Four Questions

by Sara Rubin

English What makes this night different from all [other] nights? 1) On all nights we need not dip even once, on this night we do so twice? 2) On all nights we eat chametz or matzah, and on this night only matzah? 3) On all nights we eat any kind of vegetables, and on this night maror? 4) On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this night we all recline? Hebrew Mah nishtanah halyla hazeh mikol halaylot...

-- Ten Plagues

A Seventeen-Year-Old Jewish Feminist's Ten Plagues

by Emilia Diamant

By Avigayil Halpern Blood: Young girls tuck tampons quickly into backpacks, secret them in purses, hide them in Ugg boots. It’s not blue dye that the river is running with, and periods are more trouble than the pamphlet in that goody bag from middle-school health class would leave one to believe. “It’s beautiful to be female,” we’re told, but nobody accounts for cramps and cramps and cramps and bloodied sheets and cramps. We are under no obligation to love our bodies,...

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Still We Rise

by Eileen Levinson

Introduction

#SecondSederPlate for Today's Refugees

by Jewish World Watch

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Dayeinu: an immersive Experience

by Leor and Deborah

By Rabbi & Dina Brewer Dayeinu is a highly counter-intuitive hymn. Among its fourteen stanzas it proclaims that: Had God taken our ancestors out of Egypt, but not rescued them at the Red Sea, it would have been sufficient. And had God rescued them at the Red Sea, but not nourished them in the dessert, it would have been sufficient. And had God brought them to Sinai, but not given them the Torah, it would have been sufficient. These statements make...

-- Exodus Story

Stand With Refugees This Passover

by HIAS

Introduction

Passover in New Mexico

by Haggadot

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Karpas

Karpas Meditation

by The Seder Creators

By Ronnie M. Horn Long before the struggle upward begins, there is tremor in the seed. Self-protection cracks, Roots reach down and grab hold. The seed swells, and tender shoots push up toward light. This is karpas: spring awakening growth. A force so tough it can break stone. And why do we dip karpas into salt water? To remember the sweat and tears of our ancestors in bondage. To taste the bitter tears of our earth, unable to fully renew itself...

Yachatz

CSJO: Extra Matzah

by Congress of Secular Jewish Organization

Reader 40: In recent history, we have added an additional piece of matza in our Seder. This matza is set aside as a symbol of hope for the Jews of the World. It reminds us of the links that exist amongst us. While we observe this festival of freedom, we know that there are some areas in the world where discrimination towards Jews still exist. ALL: We hope that all Jews and all people can enjoy freedom.

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Matzo Ball Soup

by Erica Berkowitz

Time for Matzah ball soup! I HOPE we can enjoy this TOGEHER J

-- Four Questions

HOPE

by Erica Berkowitz

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Maggid - Beginning

I AM A JEW

by Erica Berkowitz

I am a Jew because, born of Israel and having lost her, I have felt her live again in me, more loving than myself. I am a Jew because, born of Israel and having regained her. I wish her to live after me, more living than myself.I am a Jew because the faith of Israel demands of me no abdication of the mind.I am a Jew because the faith of Israel requires of me all the devotion of the mind.I am...

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