The triumph of passover is diminished by the sacrifice of many human lives when ten plagues were visited upon the people of egypt. They include adonai lord, shekhinah the jewish mystics name for the divine presence embodied in creation, ayn hachayyim source of life, melech king, and ruach breath or spirit. Below you will find helpful links and resources referred to so you can do some further inquiry on your own. Lds passover seder meal in seminary our experience jenny. Where to find a tu bishvat haggadah my jewish learning. Omer poems by rachel barenblat the omer is the period of 49 days between pesach passover and shavuot. This haggadah remembrance of the exodus is dedicated to all who sit at his table together in unity as the whole house of israel becomes one in the hand of our messiah ezekiel 37. To my parents harry and rachel atkins to my zaida, baruch elya and booba.
Hardened heart haggadah, compiled and assembled by bob wolfe, march. Family education passover haggadah by rabbi barry dov lerner. Velveteen rabbi tu bishvat haggadah for adults velveteen rabbi is rachel barenblat, a renewal rabbi. Click over to the haggadah page to read all about it, to see what others have said about it, and to download the latest version. I wanted to weave into the haggadah a lot of explanatory text, but do it in a way that didnt feel like it was a digression. Alliance for jewish renewal along with rabbi david markus. On godlanguage this haggadah uses several different terms and names for god. The velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach, assembled by rabbi rachel barenblat. It is not intended to be a full haggadah, which would contain a complete text of the traditional seder, and would usually have interesting artwork, commentaries, and additional information and history. The velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach from rachel barenblat on slideshare.
Lds passover seder meal in seminary our experience. Standing on the shores standing on the parted shores of history we still believe what we were taught before ever we stood at sinais foot. The traditional text is interspersed with poetry and contemporary teachings with a feminist leaning and an emphasis on community participation. Lds passover seder meal in seminary our experience no. If you would like more detailed instructions about how to prepare and lead the seder, we suggest heading over to the seder wizard at. The velveteen rabbi aka rabbi rachel barenblat of massachusetts first created a haggadah for home use, then began sharing it online for anyone to use. The velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach this haggadah blends traditional texts with contemporary poetry, liberation theology, and an eye toward social justice. This very abbreviated version gets us to pouring the first of four cup of wine in under 10 minutes.
Here are some liner notes to start you on your journey. Once upon a time, during a famine our ancestor jacob and his family fled to egypt where food was plentiful. Adapted from rabbi rachel barenblat s velveteen rabbi. The very abbreviated passover haggadah haggadah means that which is taught. If youre looking for a free downloadable haggadah which tells the story of the exodus. Rabbi rachel barenblat, velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach.
What are some great, modern haggadah for passover extra. Rabbi rachel barenblat, velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach so the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls wrapped in their cloaks upon their shoulders. The velveteen rabbis haggadah by rabbi rachel barenblat. Torah poems phoenicia, 2011 and texts to the holy ben yehuda, 2018. Choosing a passover haggadah in the time of coronavirus. About this haggadah this haggadah is an opensource resource, available for free download at. Feel free to use the haggadah, or modify it and use it, or borrow parts of it, or simply be inspired by it. The text is available through the open siddur project.
Using familiar tools from the pesach seder a seder plate, four ceremonial cups, four questions this haggadah opens up the meaning of sukkot in new ways. Choosing a passover haggadah in the time of coronavirus the. Seder 2020 writings by david stoloff starting feb 2011. We add a bit of red wine or juice to the white and recite together. For the past two years weve been using a hackedupandamended version of the freetodownload the velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach, assembled by rabbi rachel barenblat.
Mar 23, 2016 the velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach from rachel barenblat on slideshare. My journey through the haggadah by yekutiel atkins. This haggadah for sukkot, cocreated with beth kaufman miller, is designed for use at home or in a synagogue setting. Oct 04, 2019 this haggadah for sukkot, cocreated with beth kaufman miller, is designed for use at home or in a synagogue setting. If you are looking to get several haggadahs for everyone at the seder so everyone can easily follow along and be on the same page, then artscrolls the family haggadah would be the goto haggadah. Rachel barenblat, the velveteen rabbi, is an american poet, rabbi, chaplain and blogger who was ordained as a rabbi in 2011 and as a spiritual director in 2012. It contains the basic information needed to conduct a passover seder. We have gone beyond the traditional presentation experienced in the majority of jewish homes. A free and opensource lgbtqinclusive haggadah for passover which combines. Whoever enlarges on the telling of the exodus is praiseworthy version 5. Rabbi rachel barenblat, named in 2016 by the forward as one of americas most inspiring rabbis, was ordained by aleph. On the 15th of the hebrew month of shevat, we celebrate tu bshvat the new year of the trees and the fruits. This haggadah remembrance of the exodus is dedicated to all who sit at his table together in unity as the whole house of israel becomes one in. Following a renewal tradition, sometimes we render yhvh the unpronounceable.
Nov 29, 2011 the thursday and friday before thanksgiving we covered the passover in our old testament reading. But if you need to print out a haggadah from pdf, you probably want to keep it as short as possible to save ink and paper. Go forth and learn 9780827609259 by david silber, rachel furst. This haggadah passover guide is designed to be a simple and easytoprint reference for nonhebrew speakers. I elected to put on an abbreviated passover meal during seminary to cement in my students minds the symbols in the passover meal and meaning behind them, since well be referring back to them often during the next several weeks of class ive been to passover services before run by. The exodus story, in brief passover haggadah by caryn aviv.
For thousands of years we have gathered to celebrate and retell the story of the hebrews freed from slavery in goshen. Rachel barenblat said in reply to rev kathryn ernst. This is an excellent short and modern passover haggadah we used last night for. Pri etz hadar, the original tu bishvat haggadah hebrew text and english translation of the firstever tu bishvat haggadah, first published in 1728. Rabbi rachel barenblat as we drink the second cup of wine or juice may we, like spring flowers, blossom into our full potential. So we have left out pictures, and lenghty instructions. His son joseph had risen to high position in pharaohs court, and our people were wellrespected and wellregarded, secure in the power structure of the time. In the ancient story, the plagues that befell the egyptians resulted from the decisions of tyrants, but the greatest suffering occurred. Haggadah selections for womens mini seder 2020 a different seder. Kiddush, the four questions, we were slaves, four children, plagues, dayeinu, pesach, matzah, maror and hallelall in around 10 minutes. Mar 31, 2020 for the past two years weve been using a hackedupandamended version of the freetodownload the velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach, assembled by rabbi rachel barenblat.
A passover haggadah compiled and adapted, 19852000 by robert parnes. Introduction this haggadah passover guide is designed to be a simple and easytoprint reference for nonhebrew speakers. Mar 03, 2015 the velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach. You havent said goodbye to the places where you hid as a child, to the friends who arent interested in the journey, to the graves youve tended. Alliance for jewish renewal as a rabbi in 2011 and as a mashpiah ruchanit spiritual director in 2012. Apr 06, 2015 it kind of depends on what you are looking for. In the coming months, jump into the mosh pit will be led by rabbis. Tonight we will be having a seder, which means, order. A sacred text, and a good read novelists jonathan safran foer and nathan englander set out to bring literary quality to an ancient sacred text with new american haggadah. A free and opensource lgbtqinclusive haggadah for passover which combines traditional texts with poetry and creative interpretations. The velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach was created by rabbi rachel barenblat. Silvermans love and justice in times of war haggadah, and rabbi rachel barenblats the velveteen. Rabbi rachel says, this haggadah grew out of my desire for a seder text which cherishes the tradition and also augments that tradition with contemporary poetry, moments of mindfulness, a theology of liberation, and sensitivity to different forms of oppression.
Through counting the omer, we link liberation with revelation. But if you wait until you feel fully ready you may never take the leap at all. The thursday and friday before thanksgiving we covered the passover in our old testament reading. On usage welcome to the velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach. It is not intended to be a full haggadah, which would contain a complete text of the traditional seder, and would usually. The guide to the haggadah is dedicated to my wife flora who has been an inspiration to me for all of our married life and a true helpmeet and who has encouraged me in all that i have done. Through this traditionally ordered ritual, we will retell the story of the israelites journey out of egypt, eat special foods that symbolize pesachs many messages, and teach each other the traditions of pesach, first celebrated more than 3,000 years ago. Rabbi rachel barenblat aka velveteen rabbi serves congregation beth israel in north adams, ma. Because it was pervasive and free, we used the maxwell house haggadah as the source of our service. Haggadah what you are about to experience is a unique presentation to the pesach passover seder. So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading.
The velveteen rabbis haggadah for passover assembled by rachel barenblat. Shefa gold, ilan glazer, andrea cohenkeiner, hannah tiferet, deb kolodny, laura duhan kaplan, and rachel barenblatt. Short haggadah pdf to download the haggadah pdfincluding the leaders. A haggadah for justice passover haggadah by haggadot. For the past two years weve been using a hackedupandamended version of the freetodownload the velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach, assembled by. We are going to go through the essence of the seder. You can find both versions downloadable pdf files, and can see some of what others have had to say about the haggadah, on the vr haggadah page. If youre a spirituallyminded weirdo like me, get rabbi rachel barenblats velveteen rabbis haggadah or michael kagans holistic haggadah updated in 2018. Apr 01, 2014 the velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach was created by rabbi rachel barenblat. Haggadah by rabbi yonah bookstein leader welcome to our interactive seder. April 5, 2020 holy blossom temple hosted by jacqueline. Velveteen rabbis haggadah for pesach velveteen rabbi. She holds an mfa from the bennington writing seminars and is author of five volumes of poetry, among them 70 faces. But if you wait until you feel fully ready you may never take the leap at all and in.
With seder looming on monday evening, we want to introduce you to a valuable resource, especially if you want to add punch and poetry to your seder. The velveteen rabbis haggadahby rabbi rachel barenblat. This haggadah does not have the complete traditional hebrew content of maggid. In 20 she was named a rabbis without borders fellow by clal, the center for learning and leadership, and in 2015 was named cochair of aleph. Taken together, these beautifully illumine the covenant, plagues, the paschal lamb, gods presence in history, hallel as a song of redemption. Her politics resemble those of most of the liberal egalitarian academic jews at our seder, so its an easy fit. Once we counted the days between the pesach barley offering and the shavuot wheat offering at the temple in jerusalem. Kveller haggadah2020 music in preparation for passover loin kipnis and yedidiah admon mar 20, 2014. We have even gone beyond the majority of messianic pesach passover haggadahs in that we. Oct 11, 2019 this haggadah for sukkot, cocreated with beth kaufman miller, is designed for use at home or in a synagogue setting. Thankyou for downloading our messianic pesach passover. I elected to put on an abbreviated passover meal during seminary to cement in my students minds the symbols in the passover meal and meaning behind them, since well be referring back to them often during the next several weeks of class. After a few years i became frustrated with that source, and chanced upon the second edition of the new union haggadah illustrated by leonard baskin. Barenblats haggadah is reverent toward tradition without being afraid to augment it.