Thu Mar 18, 2010 at 18:38:03 PM EDT
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Kate Bigam is the Press Secretary of the Religious Action Center of reform Judaism. This post first appeared at RJ.org.
Passover is rich in social justice themes. It is impossible to study the story of our redemption and not feel compelled to eradicate injustice in the world today. If your family or congregation is looking for a way to engage in social justice advocacy and awareness while remembering the story of our slavery in Egypt, we've got a few suggestions for you.
Is your synagogue already planning something creative and social justice-themed? Leave a comment a let us know! |
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Webinar: Social Justice Perspectives on Home Seders
Is participating in the Seder ritual a liberating experience for you? Join us on March 23, 2010, from 3-4:00pm EDT, for a Passover webinar, "The Long Road to the Promised Land: Social Justice Perspectives on Home Seders." Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, URJ Worship Specialist, and Naomi Abelson, URJ Social Action Specialist, will explore ideas for deepening the experience and raising the consciousness of those gathered around your Seder table. Learn more and register now.
Host a Child Nutrition Seder
Each year during the Seder we read, "Let all who are hungry come and eat." This Pesach, the organized Jewish community -- including the Religious Action Center, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and Mazon -- want to help you raise anti-poverty and anti-hunger awareness during your traditional Passover Seder. You can:- Incorporate elements of the Child Nutrition Seder using our easy one-pager at any time during your Seder
- Host a Child Nutrition Seder using this special Haggadah
Help release the shackles of hunger that bind our children and prevent them from achieving their full potential. You can learn more by visiting our Child Nutrition Seder page or by contacting RAC Legislative Assistant David Goodman at 202-387-2800.
Use a Passover Companion in Your Seder
The Religious Action Center provides a compilation of a variety of Seder inserts and themed Haggadot. A sampling:
- Join the fight to combat malaria this Pesach and help people on their journey toward freedom, from plague to promise. Download the Nothing But Nets Passover Packet (PDF).
- Congregation Beth El of Sudbury, Mass., has written a special piece to lend a contemporary context to lessons from the Passover celebration. Download their Darfur Passover Companion in MS Word format or PDF format.
- These readings highlighting global concerns can be incorporated into your traditional family and congregational Seders. Download American Jewish World Service' Passover insert (PDF).
Keep programming!
Want even more Passover resources? Visit the RAC's Passover page, where you'll find additional social justice programs, or the URJ's Passover page, where you'll find outside-the-box Pesach info and ideas, including matzah recipes, information and activities for adults to share with kids about Passover, a synagogue sounding board about congregational Pesach programs. |
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