Shfokh Hamatkha
A contribution to Pittsburgh’s Healer’s HaggadahLit. "Telling.” The haggadah is the book used at the seder table on Passover to tell the story of the Exodus, the central commandment of the holiday. It is rich in song, prayer, and legend. There are many different version of the Haggadah produced throughout Jewish history.
Kavannah for Karpas at the Passover Seder
“We will sing/Mir Zaynen Do/We are here/We are still here”
An Amidah Kavannah
“Grant me the wisdom to lead with conviction like my mothers MiriamMiriam is the sister of Moses and Aaron. As Moses' and Aaron's sister she, according to midrash, prophesies Moses' role and helps secure it by watching over the young baby, seeing to it that Pharaoh's daughter takes him and that the baby is returned to his mother for nursing. During the Israelites' trek through the desert, a magical well given on her behalf travels with the Israelites, providing water, healing, and sustenance. and Deborah”
Counting the Omer Against Racism
The CBH Anti-Racism Project has created a way for each of us, at home, to mark the Omer with reflections on race and freedom.
El Maleh Rakhamim for Victims of Climate Change
“To all who died from global warming and climate change”
NeoHasid Haggadah 2021
Would you like to know the spiritual code behind the haggadah?
The Nature of Prayer
“Does our prayer come from anguish/Or from pure joy and wonder?”
Bedikat Hametz Chant
A new chant to sing while searching for hametzLit. Leavening Any food made of grain and water which has fermented and risen and is thus prohibited to be eaten during Passover.'
21st Century Amidah
“G–d of SarahThe first matriarch, wife of Abraham, and mother of Isaac, whom she birthed at the age of 90. Sarah, in Rabbinic tradition, is considered holy, beautiful, and hospitable. Many prayers, particularly the Amidah (the central silent prayer), refer to God as Magen Avraham – protector of Abraham. Many Jews now add: pokehd or ezrat Sarah – guardian or helper of Sarah., / G–d of RebekahThe second Jewish matriarch, Isaac's wife, and mother to Jacob and Esau. Rebecca is an active parent, talking to God when she is pregnant and learning the fate of her children, then ultimately manipulating Isaac and the children to ensure Jacob's ascendancy. Her Hebrew name is Rivka., G–d of Rachel / and G–d of LeahThe third of the Jewish matriarchs, Lead is the eldest of Lavan's daughters and one of the wives of Jacob. She is the daughter whom Lavan tricks Jacob into marrying instead of his younger daughter Rachel, whom Jacob has requested to marry. Leah is mother to six of the the twelve tribes and to one daughter, Dinah., who passed their crowns / of ringlets to me”
The Four Children
The TorahThe Five Books of MosesThe quintessential Jewish leader who spoke face to face with God, unlike any other prophet, and who freed the people from Egypt, led them through the desert for forty years, and received the Torah on Mt. Sinai. His Hebrew name is Moshe., and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study […]
