Haggadah Supplements

Get one-page source sheets to help stimulate discussion at your seder table, designed to reengage in the work of liberating our world just as the Israelites were liberated from Egypt.
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From Crisis to Community: Reading Martin Buber in the time of Social Distancing

by Rabbi Bill Plevan
More than a century ago, Martin Buber worried about a crisis in modern life: how would increased alienation and “social distance” of modern societies affect the well-being of humanity? Both in his writings on the notion of dialogue and his writings on Judaism, Buber speaks about the spiritual dimension of human relationships as the basis...
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“Pour Out Your Wrath” Haggadah Supplement

by Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson and Bennett Decker
Download our 2022 Haggadah Supplement here!
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Reflecting pool at the 9/11 memorial in downtown Manhattan.

Reflections from Three Generations of T’ruah Leaders on the 20th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks

by Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson
T’ruah’s growth over the last 20 years is intertwined with the events of September 11, 2001. We asked three writers who represent three “generations” of T’ruah leadership — Rabbi Gerry Serotta (founding), Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster (maturation), and rabbinical student Becky Jaye (future) — to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the attacks. As 9/11 recedes...
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Democracy and Elections

by Compiled by T'ruah
Text studies, divrei Torah, placards, and more resources for elections.
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Jewish Texts On Fair Voting And Just Elections

by Rabbi Mark Hurvitz and Rabbi Ed Stafman
"In the form we know them today, popular elections – where all adult citizens vote for their leaders – are the product of western democracies."
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17th of Tammuz – July 9, 2020: A Different Type of Grief and Mourning

by Frankie Sandmel
The fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz (the 17th of Tammuz) begins an annual period of mourning in the Jewish calendar culminating with Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av), which marks the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem, as well as other tragedies of Jewish history. Rabbinical Student Frankie Sandmel created this 17th of Tammuz...
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Judging a Sovereign: How the Judges are Judged

by Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson and Rabbi Jason Rubenstein
With thanks to our chaver Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, who brought these texts to our attention, this sheet delves into what happens when a sovereign goes on trial and the judges buckle under fear of him. It gives us Jewish language for grappling with corruption, complicity, and power.
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Ruth: An Immigration Story

by Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld and Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson
This text sheet uses excerpts from the Book of Ruth to begin a conversation about U.S. immigration policy. It is designed to segue into “The Sin of Sodom,” a text study that appears in the revised and expanded Mikdash handbook (p. 30-31). The second page of this resource contains a prayer for immigrant children and...
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On Not Attending Prime Minister Netanyahu’s AIPAC Speech: Jewish Sources and Analysis

by Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld and Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson
T’ruah, a network of more than 2,000 rabbis and cantors across the U.S. and Canada, calls on AIPAC attendees not to attend the speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Jewish law prohibits speaking and listening to lashon hara (evil speech), consorting with evildoers, and swaying a court case. Netanyahu regularly engages in speech that...
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