Mem Global | A Passover unlike any other

By Max Mandel (MHWOW Program Specialist)

What Will Make This Passover Different from all other Passovers?
3 Tips to have an Awesome Passover Seder

Designing a Passover seder that works for everyone can be extremely challenging. There are those who need to read and analyze every word of the Haggadah (The Jewish text read on Passover), aka the Haggadah purists. There are those who are looking for a more alternative discussion based seder. There are also those, like me, who just want to get to the food.

The Passover seder is an amazing opportunity to bring your authentic self and creativity to personalize this Jewish holiday for you, your family, and your friends. Here are 3 tips to help you customize your Passover seder this year:

First, create your own personalized Haggadah.

Creating your own personalized Haggadah sounds complicated, right? It’s not! There are a couple of great websites you can use that allow you to bring in texts, images, and offer lots of ideas for creating your own seder.

First is Haggadot.com. It’s like a scrapbook for sharing and cutting and pasting from thousands of people’s great ideas. You can choose from template options including “Liberal, Traditional, and Secular”. Once you select a template, you can pull in texts, images, discussion questions, and more. You can also choose from already created, unique Haggadot including “Comedy Seder, Golden Girls Haggadah, Passover Meditation Guide, Coloring Book Haggadah, Minimalist Haggadah, Women’s Seder”, and so much more.

Another option to create your own Haggadah is Sefaria.org. This allows you to bring in different Jewish texts with either the Ashkenazi template or the Edot Hamizrach template. You can also bring in your own pictures and art to further customize your Haggadah.

Bring new traditions to your Seder Plate

Every year there are more modern additions coming to both the seder and seder plate. Feel free to add one or multiple of the options below to your seder plate… or come up with a new symbolic item to add to bring your own personal meaning to the seder plate.

An acorn for indigenous land

Decorate!

Don’t just save the paper chains and hanging fruit for Sukkot – Passover is the perfect time to decorate! Whether spreading toy frogs on the table or having everyone wear animal masks representing the plague against the wild beasts, there are lots of symbols of Passover that allow for a creative, fun, and meaningful space. See this Pinterest link for some fun ideas or this Taste of Home Link for decorations and games.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to your Program Specialist who is there to help support you with your Seder and all MHWOW programs! Happy hosting!