Dear Friends -
I'm impressed!
I am so impressed by the abundance of Seder material on our Sinai Passover website.
Just take a peak at the Passover messages for the Seders of 2016, 2015, and 2014. (You can see the relevant links at the left of this screen.) The references inside each of those messages are fabulous. They speak to households with the tiniest of children scurrying all over the dining room. They speak to households where older children and adults are present.
Lots of fun in those annual messages PLUS all the other links down the side of this page.
For 2017, I'm only going to add a few thoughts.
First, two prayers you might use towards the beginning of your Seder or perhaps as you draw to a close PLUS links to ideas for families with young children.
Enjoy!
I hope you are all happy and proud to be part of our Sinai community where the learning and the living can be so meaningful.
Rabbi Shapiro
We are grateful:
For the laughter of the children and the beauties of nature,
For our health and our own life breath
For the abundance of food on this table
And the ones who prepared this feast
For the roof over our heads and the clothes on our backs
For the work that we do and the opportunities to give back to our communities
For this opportunity to celebrate with family and friends
For the freedom to pray these words without fear, in any language, among diverse faiths.
And we are mindful:
Of those who may be far from home this year
Who may be without a job, or struggling with illness
Who may be in the midst of conflict or war
Who especially at this season may be feeling the loss of a loved one
And so we pray for healing for them and for each of us
And we say:
May the Creator of All things, the One who makes peace in the heavens, teach us to make peace within ourselves, among ourselves and with all living beings on this planet.
May you have ...
Enough happiness to keep you sweet;
Enough trials to keep you strong;
Enough sorrow to keep you human;
Enough hope to keep you happy;
Enough failure to keep you humble;
Enough success to keep you eager;
Enough friends to give you comfort;
Enough wealth to meet your needs;
Enough faith in yourself to inspire you
to do your best, and
Enough determination to make
each day better than yesterday.
Welcoming Passover
A Wish for You
Seder Ideas for Families with Young Children
Parenting at Passover: How do we share the story with our Kids
Passover Seder for Young Children
The Story of Passover: The Greatest Escape
For reading to, or with, younger children