Invitation Tips
Thank you for inviting 2 guests to their first Seder, either in your home or community. You are giving your guests a unique, first-hand experience about Judaism that gives them a “counterweight” when they hear a cruel stereotype or anti-Semitic joke. This will be a...
Welcome to 2 for Seder 2020!
2 for Seder launched back in February 2019 born from tragedy but reaching our for Tikkun Olam, the Jewish concept of repairing your corner of the world. This program was initially intended as a response to the Pittsburgh Shooting. Over 3 months our team was joined...
Thank You Dr. King
This week 2 for Seder honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and all the folks who supported his efforts to make this country a fairer, better place. Most minorities in America before 1964 were fiercely prejudiced against. African-Americans, Asian-Americans,...
Where will I be on Oct 27 at 9:47?
I lost my Mother-in-Law, Joyce Fienberg when she was murdered at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA a year ago. This past week, many folks have been asking where my family will be at the one-year mark of the day when our lives shattered. There’s a lot of...
Opportunity for Conversation: Trump’s Loyalty Comments
Trump’s latest comments about Jews and Jewish loyalty is crystal clear to Jews but may not be to our neighbors/roommates/friends of other faiths. This is a PERFECT time to engage in conversation in an intellectual and non-emotional way to fight anti-Semitism in our...
Tisha B’av: Thinking about Resiliency
Jews are resilient. We have had a lot of awful things thrown at us and yet we are able not only to survive, but also to flourish and laugh at ourselves. On August 11th, we will mark Tisha B’av, a day we take to remember the tragedies that have befallen our people,...
2 for Seder 2019 by the Numbers
Thousands participated in almost 1,000 Seders during Passover 2019. There were bridges built with Love and Matzah impacting thousands across almost every state and province. This map shows where you built bridges across two countries. This is a solid...
How to Host 2 for Seder
Thank you for taking on anti-Semitism. Two extra seats around the table make all the difference to help us educate and share our traditions across North America. How do you conduct a Seder where you are pushing back against anti-Semitism? Your goal...
How Can a Dinner Invitation Help Fight Anti-Semitism?
Seder is special. Most Jews think about it as the holiday where we are with our families, celebrating at home. It is also the perfect way to understand what it means to be Jewish – for ourselves and for our guests. There’s something more that compels...The Latest from Facebook
If you are having a large (more than 10 locations) Virtual Seder and are planning to use Zoom, please read the security update so you aren't "Zoom Bombed" at your Seder.
Are you ready with Plan B?
blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/
Looking for something to help you find the afikomen virtually?
Tzvia Rubens a third year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and her fellow student Caroline Sim submitted this graphic to us. When it's time to look for the afikomen, pop this "where's waldo" style image on the screen. Thank you Tzvia and Caroline!!
Please grab it here or off our Resource page at 2forseder.org/resources-for-virtual-seders/
Zoom Seder
The Torah Speaks of Four Kinds of People Who Use Zoom:
The Wise
The Wicked
The Simple
The One Who Does Not Know How to “Mute”
The Wise Person says: “I’ll handle the Admin Feature Controls and Chat Rooms, and forward the Cloud Recording Transcript after the call.”
The Wicked Person says: “Since I have unlimited duration, I scheduled the meeting for six hours—as it says in the Haggadah, whoever prolongs the telling of the story, harei zeh ‘shubach, is praiseworthy.”
The Simple Person says: “Hello? Am I on? I can hear you but I can’t see you.”
[Jerusalem Talmud reads here: “I can see you, but I can’t hear you.”]
The One Who Does Not Know How to Mute says: “How should I know where you put the keys? I’m stuck on this stupid Zoom call with these idiots.”
To the Wise Person you should offer all of the Zoom Pro Optional Add-On Plans.
To the Wicked Person you should say: “Had you been in charge, we would still be in Egypt.”
To the Simple Person you should say: “Try the call-in number instead.”
To the One Who Does Not Know How to Mute you should say: “Why should this night be different from all other nights?”
(Source: unknown, but obviously someone very clever and on Zoom)