Table for Five: Passover
A Script That Allows To Be Our True Selves
The Passover seder marries both pillars of Jewish identity — the hardware of peoplehood and the software of ideahood.
Brisket is particularly welcome at Passover for one simple reason: No bread? No problem.
This year, let us also invite into our seder the voice of the Refugee Child. The Refugee Child asks, “Who will keep me safe and when can I go home?”
When the COVID lockdowns began, almost all the theater troupes in Israel (and most of the world) shut down, but we kept going. And now, Baruch Hashem, we can share the fruits of our labor with the rest of the world.
This vivid collection of prints is Stella’s interpretation of Russian avant-garde artist El Lissitzky’s 1919 illustrations of the traditional Passover song.
He succeeds longtime Senior Rabbi Ed Feinstein, who is stepping back, not away. Feinstein, who joined VBS in 1993 and was senior rabbi for 17 years, followed the late legendary Rabbi Harold Schulweis.
Seventeen years later, the film still attracts a cult following, especially in the Jewish community.
When the time came to pick a career, Schatz knew she wanted to be a rabbi.
We stand on the brink of a momentous time, an opportunity to energize our communities, to revitalize democracy, to fight for survival and for peace.