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Theme Seders

 

The traditional Passover seder tells a story of liberation and freedom. Theme seders take this core narrative and apply it contemporary struggles for equality and basic human rights.

Four Women's Questions

By Paula Weitzman | Reading

Four thought-provoking questions about women [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder, Theme Seders

Tags: four questions

A Woman's Answer to the Fourth Question

By Alexandria Schuval-Weiner | Ritual Component

A Woman's Answer to the Fourth Question, "Why do we recline?" [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder, Theme Seders

Tags: four questions

The Four Cups: Women of Jewish History

Ritual Component

While the four cups are central to the traditional [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder, Theme Seders

Tags: four cups, kadesh

Biographies for the Four Cups

Article

These biographical sketches, listed in alphabetical order, are taken from The Journey Continues: The Ma'yan Passover [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder, Theme Seders

Tags: four cups, kadesh

The Seder as a Construct for Special Interests

Rabbi Susan P. Fendrick | Article

How the adaptability of the seder's form and spirit is used to promote a special cause [more]

Found In: Theme Seders

Haggadah l’Yom Zekhuyot Shel Adam: A Human Rights Haggadah

By Rabbis Sheila Peltz Weinberg and Margaret Holub | Complete Ceremony

Created by two members of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America for International Human Rights Day, December 10, on the third night of Passover, or any other time throughout the year [more]

Found In: Theme Seders

Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat

By Becky Eisen and Rabbi Judi Beiner, edited by Heidi Eisips | Complete Ceremony

A Seder Dedicated to Child Nutrition and Hunger Awareness [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder, Theme Seders

Tags: ten plagues

The Why of Women’s Seders

By Rabbi Susan P. Fendrick | Article

The why, how, and what of women's seders, along with a brief history of them [more]

Found In: Theme Seders

Invocation for Women's Seders

From the Ma'yan Haggadah | Prayer

A special reading setting out the intentions of a women's seder. [more]

Found In: Theme Seders

Enriching Your Women's Communal Seder

Article

A list of great ideas from communal feminist seders [more]

Found In: Theme Seders