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On the Seder Table

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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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Miriam’s Cup Ritual for Passover Seder

This ritual honors Miriam as part pf the seder.
  • by Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg
Elijah, Miriam, Miriam's cup, passover, seder
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Seder Plate Poems

Poet Corie Feiner’s collection of poems explores the seder plate symbols with depth and beauty.
  • by Corie Feiner
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.
  • by Rabbi Lisa S. Greene
peace, seder
closeup of a fig growing on a tree

Seder Plate

“Pesakh’s blue plate, / a strange / and yet familiar / gathering of ingredients”
  • by Rabbi Diane Elliot
seder
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”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
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”

  • by Susan Fielding
lesbian, seder
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

  • by Adva Chattler
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

  • by Jewish Initiative for Animals & Hazon
eco-friendly, seder
Woman smiling while holding a giant cabbage in a garden, with another person working in the background.

Vegan Seder Adjustments

  • by Jacob Ari Labendz
seder, vegan
A stack of matzah next to a glass of red wine on a lace doily.

Ritual Connecting Passover with Rosh Hashanah

  • by Raja Anderson
haroset, matzah, tashlikh
Child eating green apple by a table with a fruit bowl in a cozy living room.

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Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

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