Passover Resources

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This Passover, share your commitment to social justice with students, friends and family by using a variety of resources provided by American Jewish World Service.

	Passover Seder Reading Like many in the world who are engaged in ongoing struggles for freedom, the Israelites did not achieve liberation in the moment of the Exodus, but rather over the course of many decades. Using Dayenu as its framework, this reading reminds us that we must stand in solidarity with people striving for liberation throughout the duration of their journeys.
	Readings for Children and Families Designed for families with children, these readings connect Passover to the theme "from disaster to development" and provide engaging ways of teaching children to develop empathy for others, one of the main themes of the Passover holiday. The fanciful story "When the Storm Came to Plink" is geared for children ages 3-6 while "Afikomen Hunt: Now and Later" is intended for children ages 7-11.
	From the Sources This text study connects the struggle of the millions of migrant workers around the world to the Passover narrative, which begins with the migration of the Israelites to Egypt. It explores the importance of protecting the stranger, particularly those in our midst. (From the Sources is accompanied by a supplementary resource that provides more information about migration.)
	Chag v'Chesed In this commentary, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson of American Jewish University in Los Angeles uses the Ha Lachma Anya part of the seder liturgy to reflect on the close relationship between hunger and liberation.
	From Liberation to Freedom: A Passover Sourcebook Loosely based on Michael Walzer's Exodus and Revolution, the Sourcebook includes lesson plans and source sheets to help people explore how the Exodus narrative has served as a model for political and social revolutions throughout history and can guide our own efforts to achieve social change.
	The Four Questions of Social Justice: A Seder Resource Excerpted from From Liberation to Freedom, this resource connects specific questions about achieving social change to particular moments in the seder.