Preserve the memory of your loved one with a plaque on our Yahrzeit(Yiddish) The anniversary of a death, usually marked by the lighting of a 24-hour yahrzeit candle and the recitation of Kaddish, the memorial prayer. For U.S. Jews, the unveiling of the headstone usually takes place on or around the first yahrzeit. Wall. Learn More ->
Parsley, harosetThe fruit and nut paste included in the Passover seder to represent the mortar the Israelite slaves used in Egypt. In Ashkenazic tradition, nuts are ground with apples and wine to make haroset for the Passover seder plate. Sephardic and other Middle-Eastern haroset typically uses dates as the base, often seasoned with ground ginger or cinnamon., oranges, Miriam’s Cup: What are these symbolic objects we find on the sederLit. Order. The festive meal conducted on Passover night, in a specific order with specific rituals to symbolize aspects of the Exodus from Egypt. It is conducted following the haggadah, a book for this purpose. Additionally, there an ancient tradition to have a seder on Rosh Hashanah, which has been practiced in particular by Sephardi communities. This seder involves the blessing and eating of simanim, or symbolic foods. The mystics of Sefat also created a seder for Tu B’shvat, the new year of the trees. table? Where do they all go?
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Passover place cards to facilitate discussion on global Jewish diversity
Add a new symbol to your seder plate to welcome refugees
Place a brick on the seder table to symbolize the oppression of trans people
Four Questions to interview Jewish women at Passover
Text study for use before or after volunteering
A haggadah supplement focusing on the theme of #BlackLivesMatter and the experiences of Jews of color
Miriam’s Cup reinterpreted to highlight the relationship between adoptive moms and adopted daughters
Bring Serach Bat Asher to the seder with a Cos Serach—Serach’s Cup
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