Let us remember, for now and for all time,

that freedom starts In our hands, In our hearts, In our minds,

with our internal reality.

Let us remember that freedom begins

with acknowledging what Is and then choosing to be free, taking actions to become free,

to feel free, to allow freedom

and harmony into our lives.

The Santa Cruz Haggadah

Billy S. died 400 years ago

today (if he existed

at all…)

“A Tale Told by an Idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

-Macbeth

Tonight,we look at the past to illuminate our present.

Our Liberation Story teaches us: To aspire to be free;

To rediscover the role of myth as an agent

of catharsis and rebirth; To access our authentic selves;

To liberate our ability to touch others without the yoke of ego or judgement.

Tonight, our seder recasts our ancestral journey,

as our journey so that we may open our hearts and minds to The Beauty that Surrounds Us.

The Seder of the Seder

Kadeish קדש

Urchatz ורחץ Karpas כרפס Yachatz יחץ Maggid מגיד Rachatza רחצה Motzei Matzah מוציא מצה

Maror מרור Korech כור

Shulchan Orech שלחן עור Tzafun צפון

Barech בר Hallel הלל Nirtzah נרצה

II II II

_______II_______

Name Your Pharaoh

In Every Generation it is Upon Oneself

To See as if It is I Who Left Egypt

חיב אדם ,לראות את־עצמו

כאלו הוא יצא ממצרים

B'chol dor vador chayav adam

lirot et atzmo,

k'ilu hu yatza mimitzrayim

Kadesh: The First Cup

I Brought You…

Kadeish קדש

The First Cup

We bless and drink wine with the intention of deepening our awareness.

Tonight we remember those who brought us to the person we have become as we open our

minds and hearts to new ways of being.

ברו אתה ייאלהינו מל העולם.בורא פרי הגפן

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam,

borei p'ri hagafen.

Blessed are you, Our Eternal Sovereign, Who creates the fruit of the vine.

Ur'chatz ורחץ

The cleansing power of water Moisture

The essence of life, the flow of life.

Washing away hurts, ways of thinking,

ways of being, the things we want to let go of right now.

Allowing through that which has yet to emerge. Making the way

for sacred space.

Karpas

The green vegetable is a symbol of spring, the renewal of life and liberation

of nature from its frozen state of winter. The salt water represents the tears of all people who have suffered oppression. By dipping the parsley in the salt water, we remind ourselves that both the tender greens of the earth and

the salts of the sea were joined together to sustain life. We remind ourselves that in slavery the brine of the tears releases our strength to survive, and that all new life comes

from tears of struggle. May this eating of karpas renew us as springtime

renews the earth.

Text

Karpas כרפס“It is Spring Again; the earth is like a child that knows

poems by heart.” ,ברו אתה יי

,אלהינו מל העולם:בורא פרי האדמה

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p'ri ha-adamah.

Blessed be the Eternal Sovereign who created the fruit of the earth.

We dip the greens in salt water.

Yachatz

The Breaking of the Matzah

Every person passes the Aifikoman to another saying:

“In haste we went out of Egypt.”

And the other responds:

“It is true, in haste we went out of Egypt.”

And with that — Please begin your Freedom Journey.

Holy Moses met the Pharaoh Yeah, he tried to set him straight Looked him in the eye, let my people go

Holy Moses on a mountain High above the golden calf Went to get the Ten Commandments Yeah, he's just gonna break them in half

All you zombies hide your faces All you people in the street All you sittin' in high places The pieces gonna fall on you

No one ever spoke to Noah They all laughed at him instead Working on his ark, working all by himself

Only Noah saw it coming Forty days and forty nights Took his sons and daughters with him Yeah, they were the Israelites

All you zombies hide your faces All you people in the street All you sittin' in high places The rain's gonna fall on you

Holy Father, what's the matter Where have all your children gone Sitting in the dark, living all by themselves You don't have to hide anymore

All you zombies show your faces All you people in the street All you sittin' in high places The pieces gonna fall on you

All you zombies show your faces All you people in the street All you sittin' in high places It's all gonna fall on you

by Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian “The Hooters”

Maggid: The Telling

Freedom Seder Four Questions Who Are Our Freedom Heroes?

All other people lived their lives, but my Freedom Hero _______. All other people acted as expected, but my Freedom Hero _______.

All other people played it safe, but my Freedom Hero _______. All other people do either/or, but my Freedom Hero does both ____&___.

Avadim Hayenu L’Pharaoh b’Mitzrayim Va’yotzeinu Adonoy Eloheinu Misham.

We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt. We were taken out of there by God.

As we begin our Freedom Journey we ask:

What is my God Concept?

How do my actions help me reveal Godliness?

How does my Freedom Hero inspire my actions?

What more do I need to do to Free Myself?

The Four Children

The Wise Child

The Wicked Child

The Simple Child

The One Who Can No Longer Sing

Matzoh and Puppet Theatre: Exodus

Coachella, 2016

Let My People Go!

When Israel was in Egypt’s land,Let My people go!

Oppressed so hard they could not stand,Let My people go!

Go down, Moses,

Way down in Egypt’s land;Tell old Pharaoh

To let My people go!

Refrain

Your foes shall not before you stand,Let My people go!

And you’ll possess fair Canaan’s land,Let My people go!

Refrain

CHORUS: Pharaoh, Pharaoh, whoa baby, let my people go! (2x)

A burnin' bush told me just the other day That I should go to Egypt and say,  "It's time to let my people be free - Listen to God if you won't listen to me!"

CHORUS

Well me and and my people goin' to the Red Sea,  With Pharaoh's best army comin' after me. I took my staff, stuck it in the sand,  And all of God's people walked on dry land. Singin... 

CHORUS

Now Pharaoh's army was a-comin' too,  So whattaya think that God did do? Had me take my staff and clear my throat,  And all of Pharaoh's army did the dead man's float.

CHORUS

Well that's the story of the stubborn goat. Pharaoh should've know that chariots don't float. The lesson is simple, it's easy to find,  When God says, "GO!" you had better mind!

What made Pharaoh change his mind?

Ten Plagues Relay Race!

Teach Your Children

You who are on the road Must have a code

that you can live by And so become yourself

Because the past is just a good bye

Teach your children well Their father's hell did slowly go by

And feed them on your dreams The one they pick's,

the one you'll know by

Don't you ever ask them why If they told you, you would cry So just look at them and sigh

And know they love you

And you of tender years Can't know the fears

that your elders grew by And so please help them with your youth They seek the truth before they can die

Teach your parents well Their children's hell will slowly go by

And feed them on your dreams The one they pick’s,

the one you'll know by

Don't you ever ask them why If they told you, you would cry So just look at them and sigh

And know they love you

by Nash and Graham

The Ten Plagues

Dom: Blood Tzifaardayah: Frogs

Keenim: Lice Ahrove: Wild Beasts Dever: Pestilence Shicheen: Boils

Bharahd: Hailstones Ahrbeh: Locusts

Choshech: Darkness Makat Bichorot

Death of the First Born Son

Angel of Death

Exodus:What do we bring with us?What do we leave behind?

Who is our Guide?

Please Begin the Journey Back to Where We Started

...and the seas parted, so they built Venice, CA

Dayeinu

דינו

,אלו הוציאנו ממצרים :דינו

E-loo hotzi-hotzi-anu

hotzi-anu mimitzrayim, hotzi-anu mimitzrayim -- Dayeinu!

,אלו נתן לנו את־השבת :דינו

E-loo natan natan lanu natan lanu et ha-Shabbat,

natan lanu et ha-Shabbat, Dayeinu.

:אלו נתן לנו את־התורה נו :דינו

E-loo natan lanu natan lanu et ha-Torah,

natan lanu et ha-Torah, Dayeinu.

The Second Cup ברוך אתה יי

אלהינו מלך העולם

.בורא פרי הגפן

Thank you, Eternal One, for providing us this wine. With it, we can reduce the inhibitions that we usually feel around each other. With it we can say things which we would ordinarily never

say and do things which we would ordinarily have far too much self-consciousness to do. With it we can transcend our reality and taste of a world only as of yet imagined.

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam,

borei p'ri hagafen.

Blessed are you, Our Eternal Sovereign, Who creates the fruit of the vine.

The Cup of Deliverance

Rachtzah רחצה

Washing the hands for the meal

ברוך אתה יי

,אלהינו מלך העולם ,אשר קדשנו במצותיו :וצונו על נטילת ידים

Baruch atah Adonai

Eloheinu melech ha-olam,

asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav,

v'tzivanu al n'tilat yadayim.

Pesach, Matzah and Maror

Motzi: In which we connect ourselves with the

earth.

,ברוך אתה יי ,אלהינו מלך העולם :המוציא לחם מן הארץ

Baruch atah Adonai,

Eloheinu melech ha-olam,

hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.

Matzah: In which we humble ourselves.

This is the Bread of affliction, the poor bread, which the Jews ate in the ancient land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are in want share in the hope of Passover. As we celebrate here, we join with people

everywhere. This year we celebrate here, next year we celebrate all over the world. Now we are slaves. Next year may we all

be free.

,ברוך אתה יי ,אלהינו מלך העולם ,אשר קדשנו במצותיונו על אכילת מצה :וצו

Baruch atah Adonai,

Eloheinu melech ha-olam,

asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav

v'tzivanu al achilat matzah.

Maror: In which we taste the Bitterness of Oppression

ברוך אתה יי

,אלהינו מלך העולם

אשר קדשנו במצותיו

נו על אכילת מרור :וצו

Baruch atah Adonai

Eloheinu melech ha-olam,

asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav

v'tzivanu al achilat maror.

כורKorech

The Hillel sandwich: Artisanal Judaism

Judaism only endures because of the imperative to continually craft local, personal and relevant meaning to it.

Just as the rabbis created a meaningful Judaism for themselves after the destruction of the Temple, so, too, do we,

tonight in Venice, craft a Judaism which is living and personally vibrant.

We eat our Hillel sandwich to honor the continuity of Jewish Creativity, Innovation and Re-Enchantment.

GLBT/Inclusivity not strictly Feminism!

שלחן עור

Shulchan Orech

Open Temple Autobiography: Blake Fogel

In order to keep our Seder organized, we begin by inviting all

VEGANS

to Dance Walk to the Buffet.

Tzafun: Searching

בר

Blessings

The Third Cup

ברוך אתה יי

אלהינו מלך העולם

.בורא פרי הגפן

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam,

borei p'ri hagafen.

Blessed are you, Our Eternal Sovereign, Who creates the fruit of the vine.

The Cup of Redemption

Elijah’s Cup

ברBarech / Blessings

Baruch atah Adonoy Hazan et HaKol Blessed be the Creator of All Things

Kirsten HudsonLeonard Atlas

Zoe and Dani AtlasKate Berman

All of the Crafty VolunteersRina Cohen

Eric WeilZach Puchtel

Julia Price

We are Grateful for:

Joel Shapiro and Electric Lodge StaffSariyah Idan

Josh GoldbergRiley FlannaganAaron DelugZach Puchtel

Julia PriceJenny Hodges

Spencer Downie

Hallel

ברוך אתה יי

אלהינו מלך העולם

.בורא פרי הגפןBaruch atah Adonai,

Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p'ri hagafen.

Blessed are you, Our Eternal Sovereign, Who Creates the fruit of the vine.

The Cup of Being My Authentic Self

Without Any Excuses Before It’s Too Late

The Fourth Cup

L’Shanah Ha’ba’ah b’Yerushalayim!

Creative Communing: May 7

Movement-Torah-Sweat with Rabbi Ilana

Bar Mitzvah of Jonathan Cohn

May 13 Family “Shabbat Take Me Higher” Service

at Electric Lodge

May 14 Bar Mitzvah Benny Kessler

Bat Mitzvah Jake Rosenberg

May 20 Shabbat “Take Me Higher”

at Electric Lodge

June 11 Bat Mitzvah of Oona Wood

June 12 Shavuot Torah Study

at Santa Monica Farmer’s Market on Main Street

Upcoming: Tu b’Av on the LA River Expeditions

Shabbat Higher Bonfire Shabbat Table Makers

Wanna go?

נרצהNirtzah:

“If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear.”

Making a commitment to the Future