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Passover Kavannah (Intention), 5784

  • by Rabbi Maurice Harris
Gaza, grief, hostages, Israel, passover, peace
a red poppy flower in a field of baby's breath

The Hardened Heart of Pharaoh

“Was pharaoh taught to love…”
  • by Marc Jacobs
exodus, passover, Pharoah
a statue of the Pharoah wearing an Egyptian headdress

The Retelling

“The annual retelling is like the sharing of all hard stories, / never told the same way twice.”
  • by Ellen Blum Barish
passover, seder
a wine glass and the hand of someone holding a Haggadah

What Should We Tell the Children? (Pesakh 5784)

This powerful new poem written for Passover 2024 uses the framework of the four children to explore the challenges in our world.
  • by Rabbi Isaac Saposnik
passover, peace
children sitting at a Passover table

Across the Narrow Straits

“Where is the waiting Nachshon, Prince of the tribe of Judah / who jumps into the swirling sea…”
  • by Lucinda Kurtz
Miriam, Moses, passover
the waters parting

All Four (Are One)

Israel, passover, peace, war
closeup of matzah

Dressing the Seder Table

“All of the marriages, promises all the lives and deaths behind us all the way back to the Red Sea’s crossing…”
  • by Beth Kanell
family, Miriam, passover, seder
A drawing of Miram dances with a timbrel, set against a oink backdrop.

That Intrepid Little Frog

“That frog, / that inconsequential, modest frog, / held our fate in its webbed feet…”
  • by Brasha Smith
exodus, passover
a small green frog sits on a lily pad

Four Rituals for Passover in a Time of War

Adva Chattler adapts four Passover rituals to mark the holiday during this time of war.
  • by Adva Chattler
Israel, passover, peace, seder, war
a collage of passover symbols with a yellow ribbon in the center

Crossing the Red Sea

  • by Jacqueline Jules
passover, the Red Sea
the sea of Reeds

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Presence and Absence: Images of the Divine in Kabbalah

In this study of the Zohar, Rabbi Margie Jacobs will guide you in exploring the Shekhinah, the feminine, immanent, indwelling Sacred Presence, through the use of art materials and reflective writing. Four sessions starting May 7, 2024. 

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