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SONGS OF FREEDOM,
REDEMPTION
My earliest Passover memories are
steeped in song. Growing up at my
no-nonsense Hebrew school, teachers
taught us how to lead the seder by sing-
ing our way through the Haggadah. The
more singing and music you add to your
seder, the more enjoyable it will be for
all guests. My husband’s own “Passover
Rappin” YouTube video has not gone viral
like those of the Maccabeats, but in our
family, it has become a seder standard.
If you are fortunate to have Jewish
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asking them to think about their own
interpretation of slavery, freedom or
plagues. Newman also suggests provid-
ing older kids and young adults with a
lunch bag filled with different items to
be used during the Maggid section of the
Haggadah to tell the Passover story.
From food insecurity to the envi-
ronment to human trafficking, teens
and young adults are passionate about
causes. The internet provides great sup-
plementary Haggadah readings that can
spark conversations on all of these topics
to bring the messages of the holiday into
a contemporary light.
When it comes to including a discus-
sion about Israel, organizations from
AIPAC to J Street publish Haggadah sup-
plements. For example, last year, a friend
of my niece joined the IDF as a Lone
Soldier. I was able to find a Hagaddah
reading online that offered short profiles
of Lone Soldiers and what it meant to
them to serve in the Israeli army.
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evening will ring with the wonderful
songs they learn. For older guests, if you
want to divert a bit from the traditional
Haggadah text but still stay on topic,
Newman suggests having a sing-down.
How many songs can those around the
table think of about slavery, freedom,
spring or redemption?
DIFFERENT HAGGADOT
My grandmother used to tell me stories
of being shushed at the seder table as
a child while a bearded elder quickly
mumbled through the whole Haggadah.
As time went on, American Jews
started to read from the Maxwell House
Haggadah in a round-robin fashion, but
they were still bored with the formal
English and cumbersome sentences.
One year, my brother-in-law pro-
claimed, “This is awful. Why do we use
the same boring Haggadah with these
‘thines and thous’ year after year?”
Before the next Passover came around,
I researched and found other Haggadot,
such as A Family Haggadah (Kar Ben
Copies) and A Different Night by Noam
Zion. Do not be afraid to cull different
passages from different Haggadot.
But when all is said and done, don’t
permanently retire your Maxwell House
Haggadot. As corny as it is, my kids and
their cousins still love to use them to
read Hallel: “Thine yea thine, thine only
thine” … verse after verse late into the
night.
There are many new traditions to
enhance your seder, but sometimes the
old standbys are the ones that truly cre-
ate family seder memories.
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