Tag: passover

  • Passover 2017

    As I write every Spring, each year we hold a Passover Seder at our house inviting anywhere from 15-25 people over. It is a very special time for both Ellen and myself. Since I have never been very good at Hebrew, Ellen has allowed me to adapt the Seder focusing on a theme we agree…

  • Passover Seder 2014

    For those who read this blog – Hello? Hello? Knock knock, anyone there? – well, anyway, and for those who know Ellen and I well, you will realize as we come up on Passover that we do our own version of a Seder. While based on a standard Haggadah based approach, we typically add some…

  • Our Passover Seder 2013

    I have been posting information about our Seder now for a number of years; for those interested they can look at one of the following links: https://www.ourownlittlecorner.com/2012/04/01/this-years-passover-sedar/ https://www.ourownlittlecorner.com/2011/04/10/our-annual-passover-seder/ https://www.ourownlittlecorner.com/2011/04/11/our-passover-seder-quotes/ This year our focus is to look at the choice for freedom that was made in the Exodus story and to consider some of the reasons…

  • This Year’s Passover Sedar

    I have previously posted about the Passover Sedar we hold at our house each year: https://www.ourownlittlecorner.com/2011/04/10/our-annual-passover-seder/ and https://www.ourownlittlecorner.com/2011/04/11/our-passover-seder-quotes/ In 2008, one thing we focused on was “We think about from what, to what, and what we have to accomplish to initiate and complete the transition.” This year we want to expand a bit on that:…

  • Our Passover Seder – Quotes

    As I mentioned in my entry yesterday, each year at our Passover Seder we put together a series of readings and activities focused on a theme (or set of themes). We pull the readings from an Haggadah named A Different Night. In addition to going around the table asking people to read selections from the…

  • Our Annual Passover Seder

    For a number of years now we have a Passover Seder at our house on the first night of Passover. We have between 15 and 25 people (I recognize that is a bit of a range) including family, friends, guests from various sources, Jews and non-Jews. Each year we try and focus on a few…