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Four Cups of Wine: Social Justice Readings for Your Seder

by ReformJudaism.org

While our tradition applies specific meaning to the four cups of wine found within the Passover seder, many modern Haggadot have begun to reinterpret the original four cups. The four cups are derived from four expressions of redemption found in Exodus 6:6-7: “I will bring you out;” “I will deliver you;” “I will redeem you;” and “I will take you.” Due to the positive, redemptive focus of each phrase, each cup could come to represent current groups that need to be...

Maggid - Beginning

Maggid (Introduction)

by JewishBoston

Pour the second glass of wine for everyone. The Haggadah doesn’t tell the story of Passover in a linear fashion. We don’t hear of Moses being found by the daughter of Pharaoh – actually, we don’t hear much of Moses at all. Instead, we get an impressionistic collection of songs, images, and stories of both the Exodus from Egypt and from Passover celebrations through the centuries. Some say that minimizing the role of Moses keeps us focused on the miracles God...

Introduction

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-- Ten Plagues

Ten Modern Plagues

by Jewish Women's Archive

The traditional Haggadah lists ten plagues that afflicted the Egyptians. We live in a very different world, but Passover is a good time to remember that, even after our liberation from slavery in Egypt, there are still many challenges for us to meet. Here are ten “modern plagues”:Inequity - Access to affordable housing, quality healthcare, nutritious food, good schools, and higher education is far from equal. The disparity between rich and poor is growing, and opportunities for upward mobility are limited....

Maggid - Beginning

Rabbis Organizing Rabbis Immigration Seder Ritual

by Miriam Farber

For a well-formatted printable ritual, and for more information about Rabbis Organizing Rabbis, please visit http://www.rac.org/ror/ The traditional Ha Lachma Anya is found at the beginning of the Maggid, or “storytelling,” section of the Haggadah. This ritual connects both our Exodus story and the Jewish immigrant narrative to the reality of aspiring Americans today. This is the Bread of Affliction - Ha Lachma Anya Reader: In America, over 11 million undocumented immigrants live in our midst.We identify with their struggles from...

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Dayenu intro

by Susan W

As we gather around the seder table, we recount our journey from slavery to freedom. we recognize that our people’s liberation was not achieved in the single moment of the exodus, but that it happened gradually over 40 years in the desert.As we sing Dayenu, we recall our redemption from egypt, the splitting of the sea, the care with which God sustained us in the wilderness, and ultimately, the giving of the Torah and our arrival in the land of Israel.Although...

Yachatz

Breaking the matzah - hunger

by Alida Liberman

Breaking the matzah 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." After dinner, the guests will have to hunt for the afikomen. Reader 1: Ha lachma anya—this is the bread of affliction. At the seder we begin as slaves....

-- Exodus Story

Social Justice - Modern Slavery

by Kendahl Damashek

Maggid, which, like Haggadah, originates from the Hebrew root word fortell, has been designated as the official storytelling part of the Seder. We share the story of the Israelites’ escape from bondage after 400 years of oppression in Egypt each year to remind us that though we may be free at present, there are others who are not. By participating in a Seder we become deeply aware of the injustice of slavery, and so it is our responsibility to stay informed...

Introduction

by Diane Akerman

The Seder This book is a Hagadah.which means “telling.” Tonight we will be having a seder, which means, “order”.Through this traditionally ordered ritual, we will retell the story of the Israelites’ journey out of Egypt, eat special foods that symbolize Pesach's many messages, and teach each other the traditions of Pesach, first celebrated more than 3,000 years ago. An ancient rabbinic text instructs us, “Each person in every generation must regard himself or herself as having been personally freed from Egypt.”...

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Miriam's Cup - Winona LaDuke, Native American Activist

by Jewish Solidarity with Native American People (JSNAP)

In the Passover story, Miriam the prophetess is a true community organizer, leading her people across the Red Sea in song and dance and helping them to feel the power of liberation! Miriam knows that their power lies in the full diversity of the community. Everyone, man or woman, can be a great leader. Another story is told about Miriam and her brother Aaron challenge Moses’ prophetic authority asking: “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through...

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Four Cups of Wine: Social Justice Readings for Your Seder

Maggid (Introduction)

Introduction

Ten Modern Plagues

Rabbis Organizing Rabbis Immigration Seder Ritual

Dayenu intro

Breaking the matzah - hunger

Social Justice - Modern Slavery

Introduction

Miriam's Cup - Winona LaDuke, Native American Activist