Passover begins at sundown on Friday, April 15.
This page contains a variety of resources from Rabbi Ruhi Sophia and others to assist you in creating your own seder experience.
This page contains a variety of resources from Rabbi Ruhi Sophia and others to assist you in creating your own seder experience.
The Passover Seder is one of the most important home rituals in the Jewish tradition. Two people together are enough to make a seder! For those who are on your own or unable to do the seder yourselves, Rabbi Alyson Solomon is leading a virtual Community Seder the second evening of Passover. Enjoy a short seder with the community, then have dinner with friends, family or, on your own. Free of charge.
The TBI Virtual Community Seder will be using A Different Night Haggadah, by master educators Noam Zion and David Dishon. You can download it for free. Look at it in advance and familiarize yourself with the format, art, and great questions! Pages 12 – 15 will help you prepare your home and heart for the experience.
The seder will take no more than an hour.
Even though this is a Second Night Seder, please follow the step-by-step list for April 15 below so that you’re ready to go at 5:30pm on the 16th.
Executive Chef Tamisha Heacox-Jackson, owner of Mishjacks Catering, is offering a Gourmet Passover Nosh Box. Although the box contains some items you see on the Seder plate, it is meant to be an additional supplement to what you’re serving at your Seder. It would also make a lovely gift to friends or family. The box is offered to the TBI community at a discounted price of $68 (15% off $80 price).
» To order, click here
Here is Rabbi Ruhi Sophia’s guide for those who are managing their own seder for the first time. Download guide here.
ASAP:
In the next two weeks:
In the final days leading up to Pesach:
Thursday and Friday, April 14 and 15:€¯
Thursday eve after dark, April 14:
Friday, April 15:
The most important thing about a seder is that it is an opportunity to internalize the Exodus story, make it come alive for today.€¯There is a wide variety of Haggadah options and, depending on your household, different options will be right for you.€¯€¯
IF YOU HAVE TIME AND CREATIVITY TO DO IT YOURSELF:
IF YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD A SHORT, KID-FRIENDLY SEDER:
Print copies of various Haggadah are available in the TBI Gift Shop including:
Supplemental Seder Materials:
Videos and sourcesheets by Rabbi Ruhi Sophia (geared towards Talmud Torah students, informative for adults as well!):
Haggadah supplements from various Jewish non-profits
Music:€¯Find traditional and contemporary versions of Passover songs€¯here.
General Passover info from a Reform Jewish perspective: go€¯here. It features many links, including history, customs and rituals, Passover family activities, food and recipes.
The Ten Plagues:€¯This€¯one-page document€¯has ideas for discussing the Ten Plagues with children.
18 Doors:€¯Lots of good material here,€¯particularly for interfaith families.
The big mitzvot of Pesach are to eat matzah during Pesach, and to get rid of chametz (leavened foods) in advance of Pesach.But there are other traditional foods featured during the seder. You can find out the symbolism of each in detail here; for your shopping purposes, they’re listed below:
The Open Door: A Passover Haggadah, by Sue Levi Elwell and Ruth Weisberg
A Family Haggadah, Shoshana Silberman
A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah, Noam Zinn and David Dishon
The Jewish Journey Haggadah, Adena Berkowitz
The Art of Jewish Living: The Passover Seder, Dr. Ron Wolfson
Keeping Passover: Everything You need to Know to Bring the Ancient Tradition to Life and to Create Your Own Passover Celebration, Ira Steingroot
Creating Lively Passover Seders: A Sourcebook of Engaging Tales, Texts & Activities, David Arnow
Make Your Own Passover Seder: A New Approach to Creating a Personal Family Celebration, Alan Abraham Kay and Jo Kay