Type: Poem

Poet Corie Feiner’s collection of poems explores the seder plate symbols with depth and beauty.

“Now I hold a humble wooden spoon Its gentle shallow moon-shaped curve…”

“Did I harden my heart to survive?”

“Was pharaoh taught to love…”

“God is the love that holds us together…”

“The annual retelling is like the sharing of all hard stories, / never told the same way twice.”

Rabbi Lisa S. Greene shares an addition to the seder plate for 2024/5784.

This powerful new poem written for Passover 2024 uses the framework of the four children to explore the challenges in our world.

“This is the first year I thought, how old were those children?”

“Where is the waiting Nachshon, Prince of the tribe of Judah / who jumps into the swirling sea…”