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Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

Pennsylvania , US

Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner is an American, Conservative rabbi who invites questions from those who are Jewish, those who are part of an interfaith family and anyone interested in Judaism. He has been an instructor and adviser to inter-faith couples and those converting to Judaism for 40 years. Rabbi Lerner founded two websites for the express purposes of Kiruv: (1) In-Reach to affiliated and identified members of the Jewish community in all of its congregations, arms and institutions -at www.jewishfreeware.org and (2) Outreach to dual-faith, unaffiliated and even disaffiliated individuals and families making user-friendly Jewish materials available to one and all through the web without fee at www.foundationforfamilyeducation.org.

Matzah Shmurah

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

(By the Bohnen family, “That’s Amore,”) It is round and it’s dull And has no taste at all-- Matzah Shmurah! It is guarded while stored And it tastes like cardboard-- Matzah Shmurah! It is watched From the day it’s sown Water’s not allowed Or it’s thrown out the door-a! It’s commanded by God And it comes from Chabad-- Matzah Shmurah!

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Fifteen Ways You Know Pesach is Coming to Jerusalum

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

By Judy Lash Balint 1. No alarm clock needed here-instead we have the clanging of the garbage trucks as they roll through the neighborhood every morning during the 2 weeks before Pesah to accomodate all the refuse from the furious Cleaning going on in every household. The day before the seder they make their rounds at least twice during the day. 2. Street scenes change every day according to what's halachically necessary: For the week before the holiday, yeshiva students wielding...

Moses is the Guy We'll Follow

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

(By Lia Lehrer and Julia Latash, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds") Picture yourself in a desert in Sinai With sand in your shoes, and sun in your eyes Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A man who's incredibly wise. Very tall mountains of yellow and brown Towering over your head Look for the man with G-d's light in his eyes and he's gone. Moses is the guy we'll follow Moses is the guy we'll follow Moses is the guy...

Eight Days a Year

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

We sit at the Seder table On the first two nights. We talk about the Hebrews and Egyptians And their awful fights. Egyptians lost, Hebrews won Egyptians lost, Hebrews won. That's why we celebrate Pesach Eight days a year. Eight days a year We cannot eat Hametz. Eight days a year We talk about Moses and other greats! We look for the afikomen In every single place. When the children find it, We love to see their face. Find it, win...

Miriam's Song

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

Parallel to the celebration of the Cup of Elijah A. Miriam Ha-N'viah Lyrics by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner This song focusing on the Prophet Miriam is sung to the traditional melody for Elijah's song. Miriam ha-n'vi'ah oz v'zimrah b'yadah. Miriam tirkod itanu l'hagdil zimrat olam. Miriam tirkod itanu l'taken et ha-olam. Bimheirah v'yameinu hi t'vi'einu el mei ha-y'shuah. Miriam the prophet, strength and song in her hand Miriam dance with us in order to increase the song of the world. Miriam...

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Four Sons and the Yerushalmi

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

It is taught in Talmud Yerushalmi Tractate Pesachim 10:4 the story of the four sons. But did we realize that the sages taught that they were not referring literally to four different people, but to each one of us, and the various ways we can act or react to spiritual situations? In a sense using modern terms, the four sons story is one of spiritual schizophrenia, when we are not in shlema, integration. The Talmud tells us that our Yetzer ha...

This is the Bread of Affliction (Ha Lachma Anya)

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

by Rabbi Joel Soffin of Temple Shalom in Succasunna, NJ On this holiday when we are commanded to relive the bitter experience of slavery, we place a fourth matzah with the traditional three and recite this prayer: (Recite while holding a Fourth Matzah to be added to the Three traditional matzot) "We raise this fourth matzah to remind ourselves that slavery still exists, that people are still being bought and sold as property, that the Divine image within them is yet...

The Plague Song

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

("This Old Man” by Craig) Then God sent,Plague number one, Turned the Nile into blood. All the people in Egypt were feeling pretty low They told Pharaoh "Let them Go!" Then God sent, Plague number two, Jumping frogs all over you. All the people in Egypt were feeling pretty low They told Pharaoh "Let them Go!" Then God sent, Plague number three, Swarms of gnats from head to knee. All the people in Egypt were feeling pretty low They told Pharaoh...

-- Four Questions

Invocation for Women's Seders

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

From the Ma'yan Haggadah http://www.ritualwell.org/holidays/passover Why is this night different from all other nights? On this night, we gather together to prepare for Passover, outside of our kitchens, in a way our foremothers could have never imagined. On this night we join as a community to rid ourselves of a different kind of chameitz. What do we cleanse ourselves of tonight? The exhaustion of cleaning and cooking. The echo of exclusionary language. The weight of history. The fear of women's voices....

Seder Nigh- Yiddish

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

(By Woodie Guthrie’s mother-in-law the poet Aliza Greenblatt) Undzer tish shteyt vays geshpreyt; Di zilber laykhter, di arbe koyses. Farn Seder alts shoyn greyt. Shmire matse un kharoyses. In vaysn kitl ongeton, Oyfn veykhn hesevbet. Zitst der tate oybnon. Un di mame bay der zayt. Un mir fregn di fir kashes, "Ma nistano halaylo haze, Mikol haleylos?" Dertseylt der tate tsyber mayses. Un mir, fargafte hern oys; "Avodim hoyinu." Knekht zenen mir geven. Baym roshe Paro in Mitsrayim; Undzer tsur hot...

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The Why of Women's Seders

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

By Rabbi Susan P. Fendrick http://www.ritualwell.org/holidays/passover In the words of longtime Jewish feminist Francine Klagsbrun, “Women's seders have become a phenomenon of our time...From New York to Nebraska, from Berlin to London, thousands of Jewish women throughout the world celebrate the Passover holiday every year with an evening of ceremony and remembrance led by women for women.” Why—and how—a seder primarily for women? What is a “women’s seder”? The timing of a women’s seder—most frequently just before Passover (obviating the need...

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Reflections of Shefoch Chamatcha: Pour Out Your Wrath

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

PROCLAIMING ANGER By Laura Levitt As we fill the fourth cup of wine and Elijah’s goblet and open the door, the haggadah instructs us to read the following verses: Pour out Your wrath upon those who do not know You and upon the governments which do not call upon Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his dwelling place (Psalms 79:6-7). Pour out Your fury upon them; let the fierceness of Your anger overtake them (Psalms 69:25). Pursue...

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Darfur--A Supplement to the Passover Seder

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

INTRODUCTION AND NOTE TO THE SEDER LEADER Every year at this time, Jews are commanded to remember that we were slaves in Egypt. We tell each other the story of Exodus, of Moses, Aaron and Pharaoh, and give thanks to G-d for our freedom and redemption. But the commandment goes much further, according to Nachmanides: the Torah's reminder "you were strangers in Egypt" is a lesson that G-d stands by the persecuted in situations of oppression. The recollection of our redemption...

-- Exodus Story

Let My People Go

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

(Traditional spiritual) When Israel was in Egypt land Let My People go Oppressed so hard they could not stand Let My People go. Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt land Tell old Pharaoh To Let My People go.

Frog Song

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

One day king Pharaoh awoke in his bed, There were frogs in his bed and frogs on his head. Frogs on his nose and frogs on his toes. Frogs here, frogs there, Frogs were jumping everywhere.

Our Passover Things #2

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

("My Favorite Things" from “The Sound of Music”) Dry angel cakes that taste nearly, not *quite* right Canned macaroons looking good in the *right* light Breads which don't rise and about which we sing These are a few of our unleavened things. Moon-shaped and jellied, those candies turn real hard The taste of the cereal, like the box we would discard Matzah Ball soup, to our stomach it clings These are a few of our unleavened things. When the night comes,...

Passover is Coming!! Adam Sandler Passover

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

This is a song for all those kids who can't eat leavened things during Passover. Jerry from Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, too Celebrate Passover, just like me and you... At the cliffs of Dover, We'll celebrate Passover We'll sing "Crimson and Clover" and celebrate Passover Guess who gets together for first and second Seder Dr. Mike, the Medicine Woman and Ruth Ginsberg (Bader) Most of us eat chicken soup, with a matzoh ball Even some old movie stars, like Lauren Bacall... Jeff...

Blender Charoset Blues

by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

Blender Charoset Blues (With Apologies to Bonnie Raitt) Let me be your blender, baby Don't ya know I can whip, chop and puree Won't you let me be your blender, baby Honey, I can whip, chop and puree I'm gonna whip you to a charoset honey I'm gonna chop it up today. Model is so special, honey Gives you everything you need Guaranteed to blend it right. It's built for comfort, not for speed My motor's most unique There's a style...

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