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Judaism has been around for 3,500 years, so it’s obviously working for some people; but not for enough of us. The numbers are shrinking. And yeah, we get why: With all the rules and rituals, the Hebrew reading and chanting and the sometimes boring practice, it can be tricky to find all the richness, joy and spirituality at the heart of the religion. That’s where JewBelong comes in! We don’t care which of your parents is Jewish, or if neither of them is, or what your Jewish background is… or even whether you believe in God. (Yeah, we said it.) JewBelong is here to help you make your Judaism your own. It’s filled with easy-to-follow, fun, touching, humorous and always non-intimidating content. And we hope it inspires you to come up with even more new and exciting ways to live Jewishly… and well! Archie Gottesman and Stacy Stuart are the women behind Manhattan Mini Storage’s iconic billboards (check out their work here). They figured if they could rebrand something as boring as self-storage, then why not Judaism?

Readings on Freedom

by JewBelong

They marched us down the length of Pozohony Street, toward the Margaret Bridge and that was when we understood they were bringing us to the edge of the Danube, where they would shoot us and leave us to die under the ice. When we arrived at the foot of the bridge, a Soviet reconnaissance aircraft appeared out of nowhere over our heads. The death march stopped, and there was a moment of chaos while the Nazi guards sought refuge in the...

A Time of Remembering

by JewBelong

On this Seder night, we recall with anguish and love our martyred brothers and sisters, the six million Jews of Europe who were destroyed at the hands of a tyrant more fiendish than Pharaoh. Their memory will never be forgotten. Trapped in ghettos, caged in death camps, abandoned by an unseeing or uncaring world, Jews gave their lives in acts that sanctified God’s name and the name of the people Israel. Some rebelled against their tormentors, fighting with makeshift weapons, gathering...

Passover Round

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(to the tune of "Frère Jacques") Roasted shankbone Hard-boiled egg Karpas and charoset Bitter herbs

Kiddush - The Blessing Over the Wine

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Kiddush - The Blessing Over the Wine

Woman's Prayer at Candle Lighting

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May you grant my family and all Israel a good and long life. Remember us with blessings and kindness. Give me the opportunity to raise my children and grandchildren to be truly wise and people of truth. Please hear my prayer at this time. Regard me as a worthy descendant of Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, and let my candles never be extinguished. Let the light of Your face shine upon us. Amen.

Candlelighting

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The day ends. The earth turns from sunshine to dusk and then to darkness. We assume for ourselves the task of kindling candles in the night, to enlighten the dark corners of our world. We still live in perilous times. Behind us, though receding into the memories of even the oldest among us, we can still sense the fires of Auschwitz and Hiroshima. Before us, the threat of acts of terrorism and gun violence. We gather tonight to create from fire,...

A Passover Song

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Cleaning and cooking and so many dishes Out with the chametz, no pasta, no knishes Fish that's gefillted, horseradish that stings These are a few of our Passover things. Matzo and karpas and chopped up charoset Shankbones and kiddish and Yiddish neurosis Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings These are a few of our Passover things. Motzi and maror and trouble with Pharaohs Famines and locusts and slaves with wheelbarrows Matzah balls floating and eggshell that cling These are a...

There's No Seder Like Our Seder

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(to the tune of “There’s No Business Like Show Business”) There’s no Seder like our Seder, Like no Seder I know. Everything about it is halachic Nothing that the Torah won’t allow. Listen how we read the whole Haggadah It’s all in Hebrew ‘Cause we know how. There’s no Seder like our Seder, We tell a tale that is swell; Moses took the people out into the heat They baked the matzo While on their feet Now isn’t that a story...

Take Us Out of Egypt

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(to the tune of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”) Take us out of Egypt, free us from slavery Bake us some matzo, in a haste Don’t worry ‘bout flavor, give no thought to taste Oh it’s rush, rush, rush, to the Red Sea If we don’t cross it’s a shame For it’s ten plagues, down and you’re out At the Pesach game

As we begin tonight's seder...

by JewBelong

AS WE BEGIN TONIGHT’S SEDER, let’s take a moment to be thankful for being together. We make a small community of storytellers. But, why this story again? Most of us already know the story of Passover. The answer is that we are not merely telling, or in tonight’s case, singing a story. We are being called to the act of empathy. Not only to hear the story of the Exodus but to feel as if we too were being set free....

-- Four Children

A Modern Take on the Four Sons

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You can look at the four sons as four generations of Jews in America today. The first generation of eastern European Jewry who emigrated to America at the turn of the century are represented by THE WISE SON. This is the Jew who grew up with a strong connection to the Jewish way of life. His commitment to Judaism is unshakable. His son, the second generation, is represented in the Wicked Son. This is the rebel who wants to succeed in...

Chad Gadya - Just One Goat

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An only kid! An only kid My father bought for two zuzim Chad gadya, Chad gadya Then came the cat and ate the kid My father bought For two zuzim Chad gadya, Chad gadya Then came the dog And bit the cat That ate the kid My father bought For two zuzim Chad gadya, Chad gadya Then came the stick and beat the dog That bit the cat that ate the kid My father bought for two zuzim Chad gadya, Chad...

Seder Plate

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Seder Plate

Bashert (Destiny)

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THESE WORDS ARE DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO DIED Because they had no love and felt alone in the world Because they were afraid to be alone and tried to stick it out Because they could not ask Because they were shunned Because they were sick and their bodies could not resist the disease Because they played it safe Because they had no connection Because they had no faith Because they felt they did not belong and wanted to die THESE WORDS...

Next Year in Jerusalem

by JewBelong

Next Year in Jerusalem

The Ten Plagues

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The Ten Plagues

The Fourth Glass of Wine - The Cup of Elijah & Miriam

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The Fourth Glass of Wine - The Cup of Elijah & Miriam

Passover Remembered

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Pack Nothing. Bring only your determination to serve and your willingness to be free. Don’t wait for the bread to rise. Take nourishment for the journey, but eat standing, be ready to move at a moment’s notice. Do not hesitate to leave your old ways behind - fear, silence, submission. Do not take time to explain to the neighbors.Tell only a few trusted friends and family members. Then begin quickly, before you have time to sink back into the old slavery....

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JewBelong Haggadah

JewBelong Haggadah

Compiled by Archie Gottesman & Stacy Stuart Full PDF: http://www.jewbelong.com/passover/

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