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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?

What's on the Seder Table

An article describing all of the symbols on the seder table, traditional and contemporary [more]

Found In: On the Seder Table

Tags: Elijah's cup, matzah, Miriam's cup, seder, tzedakah

Miriam's Cup

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

Found In: On the Seder Table

Tags: Miriam's cup

Orange on the Seder Plate

A short piece describing the new tradition of placing an orange on the seder plate in honor of women [more]

Found In: On the Seder Table

Tags: orange

The Background to the Background of the Orange on the Seder Plate and a Ritual of Inclusion

Another telling of the origins of the orange on the seder plate [more]

Found In: On the Seder Table

Tags: orange

Orange Reading

A short reading about the orange on the seder plate [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder

Tags: orange

Makom — Making Place for the Orange on the Seder Plate

Making room for understanding and inclusion of those outside the mainstream [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder

Tags: orange

Midrashim and Prayer for Passover

Why an orange and a shellacked challah are on the seder plate [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder

Tags: orange

Rethinking the Fifth Cup of Wine

A kavanah for peace [more]

Found In: Parts of the Seder

Tags: Elijah's cup, four cups

The Seder as a Construct for Special Interests

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

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