Action Tip #1: Listen to Jews of Color

Action Tip #1: Listen to Jews of Color

At this moment, listening to our fellow Jews of Color helps us see the current crisis through Jewish eyes. Jews of Color are subject to both racism and anti-Semtism, sometimes overtly, sometimes subtly. We want to support Jews of Color in our marches, in our...
Introducing Weekly Action Tips

Introducing Weekly Action Tips

2 for Seder was created in January of 2019 after one of our founder’s Mother-in-Law was murdered at the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting on October 27, 2018.  Our goal was to fill in a gap of how we fight anti-Semitism – to help us as individuals take...
One More Tip for Your Virtual Seder: Press Record

One More Tip for Your Virtual Seder: Press Record

This Passover, 2 for Seder did not fight against anti-Semitism and hate as we had intended for the past year.  Instead, we fought back against isolation and the bleakness that it brings.  While our 200 partners in the Jewish professional world were rightly focusing on...
Invitation Tips

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!

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

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?

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...
Tisha B’av: Thinking about Resiliency

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

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...