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Passover

Passover is the most widely celebrated Jewish holiday in North America. What makes Passover appealing to so many of us? Is it the fact that Passover is a home-based holiday, which offers an opportunity for family and friends to gather around the seder table, recalling past memories and creating new ones? Or is it that the core themes of slavery and liberation still resonate so deeply within us that we want to retell the story of Passover again and again each year?

Biographies for the Four Cups

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

Miriam's Cup

A description of what a Miriam's cup is, and when and how to use it [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder

Tags: Miriam's cup

Filling Miriam's Cup

An article from the exhibition catalogue of Ma'yan's Miriam's Cup Exhibit describing the origins of this custom. [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder

Tags: Miriam's cup

We Are the Magicians

A poem about Miriam and women's liberation [more]

Found In: Torah Portion: Parashah, Parts of the Seder

Tags: B'shalach, Miriam's cup

The Songs of Miriam

A poem about the three stages of Miriam's life. Miriam the prophet is traditionally celebrated during Nisan. [more]

Found In: Torah Portion: Parashah, Parts of the Seder

Tags: Alicia Ostriker, B'shalach, Miriam's cup

Singing and Music at the Seder Table

Resources for modern Passover music [more]

Found In: Preparing for Passover

Tags: Debbie Friedman

The Journey Song

This song, written for the Ma'yan Seder, describes the spiritual journey of the seder and of our lives. [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder, Songs at the Seder Table

Tags: Debbie Friedman

Chassal Siddur Pesach

Melody from the Hungarian family of Elisabeth Reiner, z"l, at the beginning of the 20th century [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder

A Chad Gadya for Our Time

English translation, combined with the traditional Aramaic of this seder song, of a modern-Israeli version addressing the cycle of oppression in our time [more]

Found In: Songs at the Seder Table

Tags: Juliet Spitzer

Candle-Lighting Blessings

A variety of candle-lighting blessings, traditional and modern, for holidays [more]

Found In: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah, Passover, Shavuot

Tags: candle lighting