On the Seder Table

Parsley, haroset, oranges, Miriam’s Cup: What are these symbolic objects we find on the seder table? Where do they all go?

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Seder Plate Poems

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

charoset, passover, seder plate, spring

items on a silver seder plate

The Fig: A Seder Plate Symbol of Peace

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

closeup of a fig growing on a tree

Seder Plate

“Pesakh’s blue plate, / a strange / and yet familiar / gathering of ingredients”

seder plate with greens, egg, shank bone, haroset, maror

This Fragile Moment: Breaking the Middle Matzah

“We try to still this sweet / and fragile moment together”

afikomen, matzah

Close-up of stacked crispy flatbreads with a bumpy texture, partially in focus.

A Crust of Bread at the Seder Table

“This Passover, there will be a place for lesbians in Judaism”

Close-up of a sliced bread loaf with oats on top, crumbs scattered on a dark surface.

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.

Setting a Conscious Table: Four Questions for the Passover Seder

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Woman smiling while holding a giant cabbage in a garden, with another person working in the background.

Vegan Seder Adjustments

A stack of matzah next to a glass of red wine on a lace doily.

Ritual Connecting Passover with Rosh Hashanah

haroset, matzah, tashlikh

Child eating green apple by a table with a fruit bowl in a cozy living room.

The Egg on the Seder Plate

eco-friendly, seder

A girl in a red dress collects eggs in a basket held by an adult with a hen.