Question Collector for Passover

Camp JRF produced an activity book for families. Below is a ritual that is fun for the entire family and guaranteed to add fun to your 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./Passover season!

and spring offer us an opportunity to reflect and think about all the things blossoming around us now and look forward to next year. At your seder, take some time with family and friends to answer the questions below, inspired by lines in the in hopes of creating a rich and meaningful conversation around your table. Record your answers and store them with your Passover things to revisit your answers next year!

“All hametzLit. Leavening Any food made of grain and water which has fermented and risen and is thus prohibited to be eaten during Passover.' in my possession, whether I have seen it or not and whether I have removed it or not, shall be nullified and ownerless as the dust of the earth.”

Identify the spiritual and emotional hametz in your life. What are the behaviors, thoughts and practices that are no longer serving you?

What acts of tzedek (justice) and gemilut hasadimLit. acts of loving kindness. Often mentioned in reference to the famous Jewish saying, “On three things the world stands: on Torah, on Avodah, and on Gemilut Chasadim.” (Pirkei Avot 1:2) (acts of lovingkindness) have you witnessed or participated in this year? How would you like to recommit yourself toward tikkun olamLit. Repair of the world According to Jewish mysticism, the world is in a broken state. Humanity's job is to join God, as God's partners, in its repair. (repair of the world) in this coming year?

“Avadim Hayinu—Once we were slaves; now we are free.”

On Passover we celebrate our freedom from slavery. At the same time we recognize all those who still struggle and yearn to be free. What stories do you want to raise up of those who are still enslaved or who are not yet free to be their full selves?

“Arami oved avi—My ancestor was a wandering Aramean.”

As we tell the story of Passover, we recognize that wandering has long been a part of our collective story, and that each of us—in every moment—are also on a journey. Look back on what has brought you to this moment. Where are you journeying toward and what do you need to sustain you for your journey?

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