What are some Cultural Customs of our Jewish People on Passover?
Add a reading, or any of the unique Passover traditions celebrated in Israel’s diverse culture as evidence of the ingathering of the exiles – from Egypt, Ethiopia, Morrocco, Poland, everywhere. Or reflect upon the meaning of Israel to you today. At your seder, awaken a pride in the state for which the exiles from Egypt could only dream.
Do as the Iraqi! Children hoist bags over their backs and reenact the journey through the desert. One child asks, “Where are you coming from?” “From Egypt,” replies another child. “Where are you going?” the third child asks. “To Jerusalem” the fourth child smiles.
Honor a Moroccan tradition! While at the seder, the Morrocan Jews pass a seder plate over the head of each person as they recite a Hebrew phrase about fleeing Egypt as a slave. Incorporate this into a nightly ritual for any dinner during the week of Passover!
Many if not most Israelis have a passion for ecology, thus was born the Ecological Seder. A combination of a celebration of nature, of earth, and our obligation to it, the story of Passover can indeed be intertwined in a most interesting way with the geographical, geological and ecological significance of the Land of Israel.
Israel has opened her doors to refugees from a number of countries seeking asylum from their native country, or having returned to land from which they believe they as descendants of the Tribes of Israel are linked. Take a moment with your family to reflect on both the meaning and challenge of Israel’s role as a haven for refugees considering our long history as refugees ourselves.
However you choose to celebrate this important historical event in our nation’s history, let it always serve as a reminder of the freedom we have achieved by having returned home to the land the Nation of Israel dreamt of on their journey home and our connection to our ancestral land from near and far.
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