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18Doors is the premier resource supporting interfaith couples exploring Jewish life and inclusive Jewish communities. We offer educational content; connections to welcoming organizations, professionals and programs; resources and trainings for organizations, clergy and other program providers; and our new Your Community initiative providing coordinated comprehensive offerings in local communities. Visit www.18Doors.org for more information.

The Rules of Keeping Kosher for Passover

by 18Doors

Explaining Kosher for Passover It’s that time of year again: Spring has (hopefully) arrived and the boxes of matzah as well as a variety of Peeps have hit the shelves in your local grocery stores. Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays, celebrating freedom from slavery and the series of events that led to the Israelites truly becoming a people, bonded by a miraculous and important shared experience. As many of us gather at the seder table this year,...

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Virtual Passover Activities for Kids

by 18Doors

Fun & creative activities to celebrate each day of Passover with your kids. If you need some fun Passover activities to occupy your kids and teach them about seder plates, stories, and recipes look no further! We’ve created a Passover activity plan for you and your family. Our list starts on the first full day of Passover and each day includes a video or song, an activity and a recipe. Mix and match. Improvise. Do one or all…or on those crazy...

Seder Plate Substitutions

by 18Doors

This year it may be more difficult than usual to find the traditional symbolic foods for the seder plate. Just like last year, Passover 2021 will be different from years past. Some of us will be Zooming into seders in order to unite with friends and family. Everything going on around us will inform the discussion we have around the seder table. On Passover we’re reminded of the Exodus from Egypt, from oppression to freedom. A script was written meticulously which...

Passover Themes Meaningful to Interfaith Families

by 18Doors

Passover Themes Meaningful to Interfaith Families

Passover Foods That Tell the Seder Story

by 18Doors

Passover Foods That Tell the Seder Story

Elijah and Miriam's Cups

by 18Doors

Elijah and Miriam's Cups

How to do... a Seder Plate

by 18Doors

Setting the Passover Table Made Easy

by 18Doors

Setting the Passover Table Made Easy

Dispelling the Urban Myth of the Orange on the Seder Plate

by 18Doors

Dispelling the Urban Myth of the Orange on the Seder Plate

The Interfaith-Humanist-Vegan Seder

by 18Doors

The Interfaith-Humanist-Vegan Seder

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The Artichoke on the Seder Plate

by 18Doors

The seder plate holds the main symbols of a traditional Passover seder-- the shank bone, egg, karpas, charoset, and maror. The Kabbalists of the Middle Ages added hazeret, another kind of bitter lettuce. And in recent years feminists have added an orange on the seder plate to symbolize women's leadership roles and full empowerment in Jewish life. The artichoke however is a new development. What is an artichoke? Surely a work of God's imagination! Many petals, with thistle and a heart....

Maror/Charoset

by 18Doors

Maror (bitter herbs, such as horseradish)--the symbol of bitterness and slavery of the Israelites in Egypt. Today, in a Jewish community that is free, this bitterness takes on another layer of meaning. We acknowledge that there are many among us who are embittered by their feelings of resentment, discomfort, and fear. We know that there is just cause for some of these feelings of fear, for Jews were "other" for so many centuries and mistreated just because they were different. This...

Karpas Kavannah

by 18Doors

Karpas (parsley that is dipped in salt water during the seder) kavannah (spiritual focus)--time for spring awakening, new directions--renewal and bursting forth of new ideas. We take this time to honor others who travel with us from other faiths and cultural traditions. We acknowledge the fact that they bring a new perspective to our lives and a legacy of their own that enriches ours. We are grateful for the growth that we have experienced because they are in our lives. As...

InterfaithFamily.com's Haggadah

InterfaithFamily.com's Haggadah

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