Omer Day 1: Hesed sh’be’Hesed Meditations
Meditations and song for counting the OmerFrom the second day of Passover until Shavuot, Jews count seven weeks – seven times seven days – to commemorate the period between the Exodus from Egypt and the Revelation at Sinai. When the Temple stood, a certain measure (omer) of barley was offered on the altar each day; today, we merely count out the days. day 1
New Melody for Elohai Neshamah
A new musical composition for Elohai NeshamahSoul
You Are Your Seder Table
Making room for yourself at the sederLit. Order. The festive meal conducted on Passover night, in a specific order with specific rituals to symbolize aspects of the Exodus from Egypt. It is conducted following the haggadah, a book for this purpose. Additionally, there an ancient tradition to have a seder on Rosh Hashanah, which has been practiced in particular by Sephardi communities. This seder involves the blessing and eating of simanim, or symbolic foods. The mystics of Sefat also created a seder for Tu B'shvat, the new year of the trees.
The Omer Song
A fun, spirited song to getA writ of divorce. Traditionally, only a man can grant his wife a get. Liberal Jews have amended this tradition, making divorce more egalitarian. you in the mood to count the Omer!
HIAS Haggadah Supplement 2017
Lifting up the stories of refugees during the seder
Re-encountering the Stillborn Son
An anecdote on creating a ritual for a man reconnecting with his stillborn son years after his loss
Passover, Service, and Racial Justice
Text study for use before or after volunteering
Bread of Affliction: Matzah, Hunger, and Race
PassoverPassover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jewish people's liberation from slavery and Exodus from Egypt. Its Hebrew name is Pesakh. Its name derives from the tenth plague, in which God "passed over" the homes of the Jewish firstborn, slaying only the Egyptian firstborn. Passover is celebrated for a week, and many diaspora Jews celebrate for eight days. The holiday begins at home at a seder meal and ritual the first (and sometimes second) night. Jews tell the story of the Exodus using a text called the haggadah, and eat specific food (matzah, maror, haroset, etc). and Food Justice Seder supplement
Passover Pyramid Cut Out
Passover Pyramid Cut Out
The Four People
The Four People passover supplement
