Reflections on Pesach
- Chametz is often understood as a symbol for haughtiness and ego. Click here for my sermon about this.
What follows are a number of things to make it easier for anyone to make a Kosher for Passover home or lead a Seder, even if these are new to you!
The Essentials for a Seder
This is a list of the items within the Haggadah that are essential if you are leading a Seder. Bring your own Haggadah to me and I will be happy to mark for you which are the "essential pages" in your book.
Find and Share Seder Ideas on our easy-to-use wiki
Or click here for another list of great Seder ideas that you can add to if you like.
Melodies for the Essential SederListen here, or contact the office or me to have these burned to an audio CD. You can learn the melodies before your Seder, or listen and sing-along to the recording at your Seder. The "Essentials" sheet indicates which track goes with which part of the Seder. Thanks to the many young people, minyan-makers, colleagues, Pesach University participants, and family members who recorded these tracks!
- Track 1: The Order of the Seder -- Kadesh U'rchatz
- Track 2: Kiddush for Pesach Evening
- Track 3: Ha Lachma Anya
- Track 4: The Four Questions
- Track 5: Avadim Hayinu
- Track 6: V'hi She-amdah
- Track 7: Dayenu (short)
- Track 8: Dayenu (beginning of complete)
- Track 9: Shlosha Dvarim Aylu B'Pesach
- Track 10: Btzeit Yisrael
- Track 11: Beginning of Birkat Hamazon
- Track 12: Hallelu/Hodu
- Track 13: Adir Hu
- Track 14: Echad Mi Yodea
Podcast from the Jewish Theological Seminary on "Creating Lively Seders" with Dr. David Arnow, author of Creating Lively Passover Seders: A Sourcebook of Engaging Tales, Texts, and Activities -- see also his website with excerpts from his book and information on how to order it
Pesach Kashrut Guide
Keeping kosher for Pesach is a ladder; you can climb a bit higher each year. Read about that, and find a list of foods requiring Kosher for Passover certification under the strictest standard.
