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A SederA SederA SederA SederforforforforThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgiving
Lighting the Festival LightsLighting the Festival LightsLighting the Festival LightsLighting the Festival Lights
May these lights fill our home with light and love.May we all be blessed at this time of thanksgiving.Let Your face shine on us, O God.
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Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam,shehecheyanu v'kiyimanu v'higiyanu lazman hazeh.Blessed are You, O Eternal, our God, Ruler of the World,who has kept us alive and brought us to this season of joy.
BBBBlessing the Winelessing the Winelessing the Winelessing the Wine
We bless the wine to remind ourselves of our blessings and bounty. As we raiseour full cups, we think of the fullness of our lives.
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Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam borei p'ri hagafen.
Blessed are You, O Eternal, our God, Ruler of the World,Creator of the fruit of the vine.
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Mah nishtanah ha-lai-lah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-lay-lot?
Why is this night different from all other Seder nights?
At the Passover Seder we celebratethe redemption of the Jewish people.
Tonight we celebrate our connection to all Americans.
What are we thankful for?What are we thankful for as Americans and as Jews?What can we bring to the country this year?What can we do to make the world a better place?
Blessing the BreadBlessing the BreadBlessing the BreadBlessing the Bread
The Pilgrims struggled and were hungry, but they kept going and survived. Weremember all those who are hungry even today as we lift and bless the bread.
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Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam,hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.Blessed are You, O Eternal, our God, Ruler of theWorld, who brings forth bread from the earth.O God, Source of life, compassion, and justice, grant us wisdom and strength that we may lift our lamps for freedom, justice, and compassion. Amen.
The Festive MealThe Festive MealThe Festive MealThe Festive Meal
*You can tell the Thanksgivi*You can tell the Thanksgivi*You can tell the Thanksgivi*You can tell the Thanksgiving story before the meal,ng story before the meal,ng story before the meal,ng story before the meal,after the meal, or during the meal.after the meal, or during the meal.after the meal, or during the meal.after the meal, or during the meal.
Blessing After EatingBlessing After EatingBlessing After EatingBlessing After Eating
To be thanks-giving, because we can.To be thanks-giving, because of what we have been given.To be thanks-giving, because in giving we are given.
!sjhc vtcv vbak
L’shana haba’ah b’yachad!Next year together!
Telling The StoryTelling The StoryTelling The StoryTelling The Story
(You can tell the story during the meal, before the meal, or after the meal.You can read it or act it out.)
Four hundred years ago, the king in England was very much like thePharaoh in Egypt. People were not allowed to pray to God in the waythat they wanted to. The king said: “You must pray as I do or you willbe thrown into prison.” This made some people very sad.“Let’s leave this country,” said the sad English people to each other andso they left their homes and went to Holland. They called themselves“Pilgrims,” which means people who travel to find a safe and happyplace to live.In Holland, things were good for a bit but as time went on, the Pilgrimswere not happy there either. Their children were forgetting howimportant freedom was as they learned to be Dutch.“This will not do!” said the Pilgrim mothers and fathers, and so theydecided to come to America, a land that was open and wild and free. Sothey hired a ship, called the Mayflower, to take them across the oceanto America.It was very crowded on the ship with one hundred people on board. It was cold and uncomfortable. The ship bounced and rolled on the roughsea. It took two months to get from Holland to America. Children criedand were sick.When they finally caught sight of the land, it looked to be cold andhard and bare, because it was winter time and there wasn’t muchgreenery to see. Finally, after much searching, the tired Pilgrimslanded at a place we now call Plymouth Rock.That first year was very hard. It was cold and snowy, and they had nohouses except whatever they could build after their long journey.They didn’t have enough food to eat. Many people took sick and manypeople died.
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