In Hopes of Freedom From Abuse For All Author unknown. Adapted by Hannah Litman and Rachel Novick. Sometimes, we cannot say Dayenu. Wehave the right to say, “No, this is not enough, I will not settle for this.” Sometimes, we wish we could say Dayenu. What would be enough? Together: When we can make choices about our own bodies, our own identities, and our own lives, Dayenu When courts, law enforcement and mental health professionals stop blaming the victim, Dayenu When...

The Voice of a Sexual Assault Survivor What I do remember is waking up the next morning in a strange room, alone, cold, mostly naked and confused. In a panic I got my clothes together. My heart sank into my stomach as I looked down at the blood-stained sheets. I was so frightened I didn’t know what to do. I was hurriedly “pushed” out the door by the guy who lived in the room. Not much was said. The Voice of...

CARE presentation (gender binary????)

The charoset reminds us of the mortar and of the pain of slavery. However, as we eat it we taste it’s sweetness. This sweetness gives us hope that the future will bring redemption and justice to all people. We make sandwiches out of maror and charoset, to remind us of the mortar our ancestors used to construct huge monuments for Pharaoh in Egypt. As you we eat this sandwich, we consider the signs of hope for a more just future that...

In past years people have added new items to the Seder plate as symbols of inclusion. For example, adding an orange for women in the rabbinate, an olive for reconciliation with the Palestinians, among other items. What item should be added at our Sexual Injustice Seder and why?

New interpretation ?? List of good things that people have done to make strides- traditional it would've been enough ?? call to justice- the violence is enough

Ignorance |בורות Doubt |ספק Blame |אשמה Shame |בושה Fear |פחד Judgement |פסק דין Aversion |סלידה Prejudice |דעות קדומות Complacency |שאננות Imbalance of Power |חוסר איזון של כוח

Who do you know (or what group do you know) who are still not free? "Single Story" Images and Identity Hear a person's story

[Insert mikveh blessing about healing]

In the Seder three matzot are placed on a plate. During this step the middle matzah is broken and a piece taken and hidden for later. Why is the matzah broken now when it is not needed for later in the ceremony? Because a key to freedom is to anticipate the future and make it real. The challenge of adulthood is to train ourselves to look at the long-term consequences. Slavery is a life where only the immediate is important, there...

Why is this night different from all other nights? At other Passover Seders we focus on our Jewish narrative of slavery, but on this night we use our narrative to begin to understand modern instances of injustice. Why are we focused on sexual injustice? Sexual Injustice is a topic that is pervasive in our society today, but not at the forefront of discussion in our community. We want to bring attention and awareness to the issues related to sexual injustice in...