Reimagining Passover’s Four Questions to Talk to Children About Coronavirus
Erin Ben-Moche
March 31, 2020
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family
Opinion: Liberation
David Suissa
April 4, 2012
It’s fashionable to look at Passover as a universal idea. This makes sense; after all, how much more universal can you get than the theme of human freedom? Also, it’s a lot easier these days to be outer-directed and feel outrage at injustice.
The Aftermath
Caroline Cobrin
April 27, 2006
I had prepped my boyfriend for what he was going to encounter. From a Hebrew 101 lesson the night before, to a quick 1-2-3 seder crash course in the car ride over.
Food for Thought
Rabbi Daniel Greyber
April 13, 2006
Scientists will tell you that the senses of smell and taste are most strongly associated with memory. I think eating resembles what learning the Passover story should be — we allow something from outside of ourselves to enter us; we \”digest it\” and change it (it is we who must tell the story so that our children can hear it) and it changes us and nourishes us and stays with us forever.
PASSOVER: Try to Avoid Asking the Fifth Question
Rabbi Stewart L. Vogel
April 6, 2006
While there are only four questions posed in the haggadah, most seders struggle with the unasked fifth question, \”When are we going to eat?\” It is asked, not only by hungry children, but also by adults who feel disconnected to the rituals of their ancestors.
PASSOVER FOOD: Treats to Leaven Desire for Dessert
Judy Zeidler
April 6, 2006
Something new for the holiday, use the charoset ingredients to make a Passover Fruit Cake filled with nuts and dried fruit that offers a tasty and a crunchy treat. It is similar to the Italian delicacy known as Panforte that originated in Sienna. The mixture is tossed together in a large bowl, spooned into parchment-lined baking pans, and baked for an hour and a half. The good news is that these loaves will easily keep for the eight days of the holiday.
Let My Students Go
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
April 21, 2005
Cecelie Wizenfeld is not alone in her efforts to find memorable ways of helping children connect with the holiday. While model seders, seder plate illustrations and handmade afikomen bags have become standard educational fare in the classroom, many Southland religious and day school teachers are finding that creative and unusual holiday projects make more of an impact.
Add Inclusiveness to Your Seder Table
Rabbi Julie Greenberg
April 21, 2005
For non-Jewish partners, even with the best good will, the seder experience can be strange and unfamiliar. Jewish family members prioritize coming together at this time of year.
How to make a seder child’s play
Sharon Duke Estroff
April 21, 2005
For parents of squirmy kids, a Passover seder can seem longer than the 40 years our ancestors spent wandering through the desert. Fortunately, all it takes is a little forethought and creativity to keep the younger set from getting as jumpy as the frogs in Pharaoh\’s bed at the big event.
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