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Is there anything worse than mixing politics and religion? It doesn’t have to be that way! Check out JewishBoston.com’s ELECTION 2012 supplement to the Passover Haggadah, by the marvelous Kate Bigam. We figure if people are going to talk politics at your seder anyway, why not structure the conversation so it can be respectful and productive in the tradition of “an argument for the sake of heaven”? Check it out.
The month leading up to Passover is my busiest time at work. I run a website, JewishBoston.com, which exists to make it easier for anyone in the greater Boston to take part in Jewish life. Passover is the number one time during the year when Jewish people, regardless of what they do during the rest of the year, feel the pull to do something Jewish.
I’m really proud of the resources we’re offering this year, so please excuse me while kvell about them for a moment. (There are more coming, so expect a couple more posts like this.)
- The Wandering Is Over Haggadah - a free, downloadable, customizable Haggadah, written by yours truly. It’s a no-nonsense approach to the seder for grown-ups who want something that is authentic, meaningful, and accessible.
- If you’ll have kids at your seder, enhance the experience with our Guide to Engaging Kids And Adults Together, written by my colleague Jodi Jarvis.
- You can theme your seder with the Including Women’s Voices Haggadah from Jewish Women’s Archive or by adding any number of supplements currently available on our site. Coming soon: a Volunteering-theme Haggadah from ReachOut! (the young adult social justice program of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston) and the Election 2012 Haggadah Supplement by my friend Kate Bigam.
- If you live in the greater Boston area and need a little more help putting together your seder, we offer a totally free kit called Seder in a Box that includes a seder plate, kiddush cup, some goodies, plus the materials listed above and more. Request yours today!
- Finally, if you’re looking to enhance your eating over Passover, we’ve got tons of recipes, including vegetarian, gluten-free, and kid-friendly options.
I hope some of this is useful to my friends out there in Tumblr-land. And if you do use any of these resources during the holiday, let me know!
During Hanukkah, we celebrated the women who light up our lives. For Women’s History Month, tell us about a woman who lights up YOUR life.
What’s her story?
Why does she inspire you?
What do you do differently because of her?
When you’re finished, please share this project with your friends and family on Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter. Thank you!
March is Women’s History Month. I’ll probably write up a few posts for this Jewish Women’s Archive project. Will you?
(You can submit directly to them, or tag them with a tag that JWA will announce real soon.)
Holocaust memorials - dedicated to those killed at Flossenburg and Matthausen (Taken with instagram)
L’As du Fellafel is recommended by Lenny Kravitz. (Taken with instagram)
Because it reminds me that some day I’m going to have to tell my Christian, old-fashioned family that I’m gay…
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Does anyone have a coming-out story he or she would like to share?
Most of us who have come out in the past have more than one coming-out story, since it’s an ongoing process. Here’s one of my favorites, about how I came out to my Jewish community in college.
