Passover can have such deep meaning. It is uplifting: a celebration of spring, renewal, and new times ahead. It is serious: the story of our people, of oppression and freedom, of God’s deliverance and redemption. It is a call to action: a reminder of our obligation to free others and repair the world. It is delicious and deeply comforting, with traditional food, both symbolic and otherwise. And it is a time to gather, in person or on zoom, to celebrate together with family, friends, and community.
This year, Isaiah is offering a variety of Passover resources and programs to help you celebrate. Be playful, dig deep, or take it easy—whatever is right for you and your family this year.
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We put together a few favorite readings to add to your seder, or just to get you in the Passover spirit. View some of our favorite creative materials for your seder here.
30 Minute Seder with Cantor Doob
Saturday, March 27, 5:30 pm
Passover blessings, songs, symbols and story—get it all in just 30 minutes. Join Cantor Doob on the first night of Passover for a condensed zoom seder appropriate for children and adults. The seder is an opportunity to join together with community and be inspired by the words and melodies of the holiday.
Creative Sisters at the Seder Table
Sunday, March 21, 3:00 pm
Spark your creativity! Connect with friends! Join Sisterhood and Rabbi Maimin for a fun, participatory afternoon on Zoom as we reimagine the Seder from a woman's lens. You are invited to choose a component of the Haggadah (listed on the registration form) and offer your own brief interpretation. Share something traditional or modern, a family classic or something new - a reading, poem, song, rap, skit, work of art! Or simply come and have your soul sparked. Register here.
Passover Morning Service
Sunday, March 28, 9:00 am
Passover Yizkor (Memorial) Service
Saturday, April 3, 9:00 am
Planning Your Seder: Beyond the Rules
With Haggodot.com
Monday, March 15, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
After a year where everything feels exhausting, how do we get excited about Passover again? One way may be to break some of the rules of a typical seder. On March 15 at 2:00 pm, join a teacher from Haggadot.com for a program designed especially for Temple Isaiah where we'll move beyond the usual. The session will also include a tour of the Haggadot.com platform where you can create your customized Passover seder, whether for families or for adults. Lots of new ideas for this year.
Community Cooking: Passover
Thursdays in March, 4:00 pm
In celebration of Pesach, we will spend all of our March cooking classes making Pesach-friendly recipes. We'll cook, we'll talk Pesach, we'll chat - and most important, we'll get a chance to connect! View the ingredient list and Zoom information here.
Passover Dinner from Mamaleh's
Pick-up Friday, March 26, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Let Mamaleh’s do some or all of your Seder cooking! You can use the extra time to choose a new Passover reading or a funny song, do a quick art project with your kids, or just catch your breath. We’ve snagged a prime-time slot: Mamaleh’s truck will be in Isaiah’s parking lot on Friday, March 26 from 3 to 5. Order early--they sell out of many items quickly. All items will be packaged for reheating at home.
To order, visit Mamaleh’s website. Click on “Order online.” On the ordering form, select the date (March 26). Then go to “Choose a Menu” and scroll down to “Suburban Pick Ups.” Find “3/26 Lexington,” click on it, and add it to your cart. That will notify Mamaleh’s to bring it to Lexington.
Flowers for Your Seder Table
We’re again partnering with Cricket’s in Lexington and Derby Farms in Arlington to bring you flowers at a special price and support a local business. For details on Crickets, view this PDF. For Derby farms offerings, visit their website and use code TempleIsaiah for 15% off on any flower order of $35 or more.
"Let My People Go:" Personal Reflections on Freedom and Injustice
With Hebrew Union College (HUC)
Tuesday, March 23, 6:00 - 7:20 pm
We are partnering with Hebrew Union College (the Reform Rabbinic seminary) for our first in a series of programs with the faculty who teach our rabbis. After the program, we’ll gather with fellow congregants for a short discussion led by Rabbi Maimin.
After spending 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Chester Hollman III was exonerated in July 2019. His heartbreaking experience, the subject of the Netflix documentary “The Innocence Files, Episode 7: Wrong Place, Wrong Time,” offers a compelling perspective on the meaning of freedom and justice as we approach Passover. Probe the larger issues of injustice and racism in our justice system today in this conversation between Holman and his attorney Alan Tauber. Register here. View Zoom details for the discussion group portion of the event, here.
Moderated by Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D., Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost, HUC
Passover presents us with a beautiful opportunity to give to those in need and to help make the world more equitable, more just, and more free. Highlighted below are 3 organizations that do incredible work in criminal justice reform, each of which would benefit tremendously from our collective giving. Or, perhaps you might choose another organization you care about that is doing work to create more freedom and equity in our world.
Equal Justice Initiative
The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer and bestselling author of Just Mercy, EJI provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons. EJI challenges the death penalty and excessive punishment and provides re-entry assistance to formerly incarcerated people. Give here.
The Sentencing Project
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration. Give here.
The Massachusetts Bail Fund
Massachusetts jails are filled with people awaiting trial simply because they cannot afford bail. Bail leads to longer incarcerations times, lost jobs, lost housing, and devastated families. The Massachusetts Bail Fund provides up to $5000 bail so that low-income people can stay free while they work towards resolving their case, allowing individuals, families, and communities to stay productive, together, and stable. The Massachusetts Bail Fund is committed to the harm reduction of freeing individuals serving pre-trial sentences, and to abolishing pre-trial detention and supervision in the long-term. Give here.
Mini Minyan: Passover Edition
Saturday, March 20, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Join Cantor Lisa Doob and Rabbi Amy Hertz, along with rabbinic intern Madeline Cooper, for a morning of music, movement, stories, and more in celebration of Shabbat and Passover! This event is geared towards families with children 0-6 years old, though all welcome! Stay for parent connection & conversation! Email Rabbi Amy Hertz if you have any questions. Register here. The Zoom link will be sent in your confirmation email after registering.
Passover Story Walk
Sunday afternoon, March 21
Join Temple Isaiah for an outdoors, safe, and socially distanced story walk around the grounds of Temple Isaiah. A special Passover treat awaits you at the end! Story walk will kick-off on Sunday afternoon, March 21, and be up throughout Passover. More information and registration coming soon! For questions, Email Rabbi Amy Hertz at ahertz@templeisaiah.net.
Sefirat HaOmer, the Counter of the Omer: Counting in Community
Sundays, April 4 - May 16, 10:00 am -10:30 am
**April 11, 9:30 am - 10:00 before the Isaiah Breakfast Series
1, 2, 3, 3...It’s time to count! Sefirat HaOmer, the Counting of the Omer is the 49-day journey from the holiday of Passover (when the Jewish people find freedom) to the holiday of Shavuot (the day the Torah was received on Mount Sinai). Counting of the Omer is marked by personal growth, community cohesion, and spiritual reflection guided by interactions with others, ancient Jewish wisdom and learning. This year, Temple Isaiah will be marking this special period with opportunities to connect with one another and reflect personally. Join us Sunday mornings to start the week with intention. Each session will be taught by a staff member who will bring text, song, meditation or art that is inspiring to them and share it with you.
Make Your Online Seder Lively, Engaging, and Meaningful
A clear, easy-to-use, multi-part resource to help you reimagine your usual traditions from reformjudaism.org.
A wide variety of resources, from full haggadahs to video clips, in a user-friendly format.
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