Feather, Candle, Spoon
“Now I hold a humble wooden spoon
Its gentle shallow moon-shaped curve…”
Lo Dayenu (for Passover 5784)
“If we gather around the Seder table in joy and don’t make room for tears, lo dayenu…”
Why On This Night? Four Questions for 5784
“On this night, as we gather in our narrow places, / how can we not mourn the loss of our dear ones,
those in captivity, those gone,
those no longer our friends?”
Passover Seder Ideas for Time of War and Crisis
Rabbi Judith Edelman-Green shares new rituals for this Passover.
My Heart Feels Heavy
“Did I harden my heart to survive?”
Passover Kavannah (Intention), 5784
The Passover seder includes two powerful rituals of grief: dipping a leafy green into salt water and removing ten drops of wine from our cups. With salt water we stop […]
The Hardened Heart of Pharaoh
“Was pharaoh taught to love…”
God is the Power the Leads to Salvation
“God is the love that holds us together…”
The Retelling
“The annual retelling is like the sharing of all hard stories, / never told the same way twice.”
The Fig: A Seder Plate Symbol of Peace
Rabbi Lisa S. Greene shares an addition to the seder plate for 2024/5784.
