How Women’s Loving-Kindness Saved Israel
Two readers tell the story of the five courageous women who galvanized the exodus
The Telling
The story of the liberation from the perspective of the women – Yocheved, Miriam, Shifrah, Puah, Batya and Tzipora
The Ballad of the Five Women
The Ballad of the Five Women (sung to the tune of “She’ll be coming Round the Mountain”) tells the story of Shifrah, Puah, Miriam, Batya and Tzipora, five women of the Exodus.
Exodus 1:1–2:10
Some people choose to read at their seder tables all or part of this section of Exodus, which tells of the beginning of Israelite slavery
Yachatz
A responsive reading for breaking the middle matzah at the Passover seder
Yachatz: Some do not get the chance to rise …
A poem for the breaking of the middle matzah at the beginning of the Passover seder
Women of the Shawl
A poem dedicated to women who are crafters of tallitot
Karpas
A poem to be read before the karpas ritual at the Passover sede
Dipping Parsley into Waters of Tears: The Earth Cries Out to Us
Accompaniment to dipping the greens
Ur’chatz — Dip Hands
Why the blessing for washing hands is not used the first time
