This Different Night
In my family, Passover was always the most significant Jewish holiday, with memories so deep and personal they feel a part of me. My anticipation began weeks before the first seder, when my older brother practiced the four questions in Hebrew.
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Some of My Favorite Seder Guests
More than 68 percent of Jewish Americans over the age of 18, according to a survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in 2012, celebrate a Passover seder.
Why Is This Night Different?
For Jews without close family ties, the approach of Passover can elicit the same gnawing anxiety that Thanksgiving does: While the rest of humanity gathers around tables laden with a home-cooked feast and lifts glasses of wine, you’ll be dining at home alone on leftovers in front of the TV.
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Retelling the Story (#BlogExodus, Day 2)
The movie Big Fish by Tim Burton is the story of the relationship between a father and son over a lifetime. The father is famous for telling fantastical stories about his experiences.
Dor L'Dor, From Generation to Generation
I originally wrote and have used this piece over the past two year for the dor l'dor (from generation to generation) component of b'nai mitzvah ceremonies.
The Reality of Passover in the "Mock" Seder
Of all the earliest memories I have of our temple and my family's relationship to it, none has been quite as poignant as the student seders that are run every year on the days before Passover at our Hebrew School.
Wandering the Wilderness in the Sunshine of Sedona
I was taught that our Israelite ancestors wandered for forty years in the wilderness as punishment for remaining tied to slavery. When offered the opportunity at Kadesh-Barnea to enter into the Promised Land, they lost faith in God and followed the fearful advice of the ten spies.