Rabbi Howard Morrison

Dear Congregational Family,

Have you located your Haggadot from last year? Are you content with your current edition? Or is it time for a contemporary upgrade in terms of layout, artistic form, and commentary? Now is the time to plan your Seder experience. Whether in person or over social media, who will be assigned to lead which portions of the Haggadah? How will you make the evening spiritual and relevant? 

Consider the following suggestions: what are the four questions for today? What is plaguing society? To what can we say Dayenu-enough? How are we enslaved in modern times? What will it take to be freed?

While this Sabbath is called Shabbat Ha'Gadol, one particular theory suggests that this coming Sabbath was once called Shabbat Haggadah. During the afternoon, one would go over the Magid section and prepare a meaningful presentation.

Given that Pesach immediately follows Shabbat this year, why wait to prepare? Now is the right time to make Haggadah decisions in order to create lasting impressions for your Seder participants.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Howard Morrison