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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An invitation to place a lock and key on our seder plate tonight to ally ourselves with those who are behind bars
Try these thoughtful additions from T’ruah to infuse your Passover seder with human rights awareness and action
Addressing modern slavery and human trafficking during the Passover seder
Including eggs in your seder meal to remind us of the circle of life, and that endings often mark beginnings
Including Kos Miryam (Miriam’s Cup) in our Passover seder as a symbol of our past redemption
An article describing all of the symbols on the seder table, traditional and contemporary
A description of what a Miriam’s cup is, and when and how to use it
A short piece describing the new tradition of placing an orange on the seder plate in honor of women
Another telling of the origins of the orange on the seder plate
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