38. The Women’s Seder, with Rabbi Joy Levitt, Eve Landau, and Barbara Dobkin
Ma’yan: The Jewish Women’s Project was founded by the JCC in 1993 to serve as a catalyst and a resource for women working for change within the Jewish community. During its existence, Ma’yan promoted Jewish ritual from a new perspective through programs such as its feminist Passover Seder and innovative women’s Haggadah, while continuing to focus on advancing the status of womenstatus within the Jewish communal world. In today’s episode of 76West, Ma’yan Director Eve Landau and Cofounder Barbara Dobkin join Rabbi Joy Levitt to discuss the origins of the first women’s seder, and how the haggadah they developed is still influencing the way we think about the seder today. Note: this episode contains an excerpt from Debbie Friedman’s “Miriam’s Song” from her January 1996 performance at Carnegie Hall. To learn more about the Joseph Stern Center for Social Responsibility at the JCC, visit https://mmjccm.org/adults/social-responsibility-volunteering. To order the Ma’yan Passover Haggadah, visit https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Continues-Passover-Haggadah-English/dp/0966710711