Passover Inspiration
This year more than ever, we might need personal inspiration for this holiday. These resources offer motivation, learning and growth.
- Alicia Jo Robbins: Reading Exodus in a Time of Plague
- Avivah Zornberg: The Transformation of Pharoah, Moses, and God (On Being Project)
- Rabbi Daniel Brenner: Passover and the Multi-Generational Self
- Rabbi Keilah Lebell: A Holy Scavenger Hunt
- Rabbi Scott Perlo: The Essence of Ritual
Be prepared to join or host a virtual seder
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LISTEN: The Socially Distanced Seder Guide by the Unorthodox Podcast
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Early Childhood Passover Resources, from the Union for Reform Judaism
- How to Host a Virtual Seder, from Hey Alma
- Seder 2020: Everything you need for a virtual seder in one place, powered by OneTable
- Seder on Sefaria, a list of seder and Passover activities to use while you're sheltering in place
- The Minimalist’s Guide to Passover on Seder, from Anshe Shalom B’nai Israel Congregation (Chicago), is designed for those preparing for Passover who have little time, experience or both
- The Pre-Seder Checklist Every Parent Needs from PJ Library
- Virtual Seder Resources, a grassroots Google doc with diverse resources
- Passover Take Out! The Kitchen (San Francisco) helps you prepare for seder with their unique resources
- JTA offers a guide for solo seders
- Here are some more ideas specifically for a solo or small seder
Passover Swag
Looking for something to enliven your table and week? Order these in advance.
- JDC Entwine Global Passover Toolkit, tips and tricks for seder and beyond
- The Kitchen (San Francisco) Haggadah Game, a choose-your-own-adventure seder
Find a virtual Haggadah or add to your own
- Sign up for 2 for Seder and check out their discussion cards and four questions in five languages
- Making a Difference from a Distance: Four Questions Insert from Repair the World
- PJ Library wants to help you find a family friendly Haggadah or create your own
- What do the four children have to say about COVID-19?
- Get a virtual copy of JewBelong’s Haggadah
- Download AWJS’s Global Justice Haggadah and Seder Resources
Learn something new
- Take a Zoom Class about virtual seders, the four questions, or the telling of the story
- Sing together while apart at The Bench: Passover Edition, enjoy a virtual Passover story-time with your kids, AND MORE!
- Check out PJ Library’s Passover crafts, videos, books and recipes
- Listen to a Pesach-themed podcast episode from Call Your Mother, starring Kveller blogger Jordana Horn, The Nosher blog editor Shannon Sarna and Marnie Fienberg
- WATCH: Maror (Bitter Herbs), a Passover animation by Hanan Harchol, was created for the project Projecting Freedom: Cinematic Interpretations of the Haggadah.
Do a Passover mitzvah