Preparing for Passover

Passover requires a lot of work. Cleaning, cooking and planning a seder involve a great deal of time and labor. These poems, songs, and kavannot help us prepare our hearts as well as our homes.

Latest Rituals

Crossing the Red Sea

passover, the Red Sea

the sea of Reeds

Fresh Gefilte Fish

“G-d forbid we eat grocery store drek.”

cooking, family, grandparents

clawfoot bathtub

Every Truth Spoken Is a Step Toward the Promised Land

“When we speak the truth to power – saying, this is who we are / We reach back to help those still stifled in Mitzrayim, or poised / Uncertain at the shore.”

identity, mitzrayim

bare feet on a rock in a stream

Burning the Cancer Shirts this Passover

cancer, healing

close up of bonfire flames with orange sparks flying in the air against black background

Miriam’s Daughter

“She taught me to walk headlong … into impossible waters”

freedom, Miriam

woman with long brown hair shown from behind in a white tunic sitting in desert sand, her arms raised to the sky with arcs of sand falling on both sides, looking at setting sun in grayish brown cloudy sky

Passover Pillowcase Ritual

“Seder participants select a decorated pillowcase”

art, creation, seder

a seder plate

Eight Ritual Steps of Hakhnasat Orkhim (Welcoming Guests)

Bringing mindfulness to the act of welcoming guests through a chant and series of ritual intentions

audio, chant, food, guests, hakhnasat orkhim, welcoming

a person is setting a table

Nisan Guided Meditation

Questions for contemplation on removing inner hametz

meditation, mitzrayim

Silhouette of a person standing in nature, looking up at a cloudy sky with mountains in the background.

Bedikat Hametz Chant

A new chant to sing while searching for hametz

bedikat hametz, music

Hands holding a lit candle in a dark setting.

Three Mizrahi Seder Traditions: From My Home to Yours

Mizrahi seder traditions

maggid, Mizrachi, mizrahi, seder

People sitting at a table with flowers and drinks, enjoying a meal together.