Some scholars believe there are four kinds of parents as well.The Wise Parent is an utter bore. "Listen closely, because you are younger than I am," says the Wise Parent, "and I will go on and on about Jewish history, based on some foggy memories of my own religious upbringing, as well as an article in a Jewish journal I have recently skimmed." The Wise Parent must be faced with a small smile of dim interest.The Wicked Parent tries to cram...

We are grateful that we are together on this night as a family ~ DayenuWe are grateful that we are together to share this moment ~ DayenuWe are grateful that we are together, alive and healthy ~ DayenuWe are grateful that we are able to eat together ~ DayenuWe are grateful that we have a light shining upon us ~ DayenuWe are grateful for everything and everyone that we have ~ DayenuWe are grateful for all that has touched our lives...

The Third Cup(Pour the third cup of wine)Reader 1: The swords have not yet been put aside, and the time of the plowshare and the pruning hooks is still to come. But the journey has begun. Towards that redemption, let us lift once again our glasses of wine andjoin in the blessing: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam boreh p’ri ha-gafen. We praise You, O God, Sovereign of the Universe, Who brings forth the fruit of the vine.(Leaning to the left,...

"Hi! I'm your friendly, hand-made Shmurah Matzah. The first thing you'll notice about me is that unlike other rnatzahs I'm not a square - I am round (only a Tallit needs four corners) without rough edges and hard-to-get-around comers. I'm nice and friendly. What's more, I'm the real thing, genuine. Shmurah means watched and from the moment the wheat in me was harvested, it was under constant surveillance, never to come in contact with water, chometz or any other harmful elements....