Watch a recording of our webinar, "How to Host a Rosh Hashanah Seder," from August 14, 2020. You can find notes from the webinar chat below. 

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Rosh Hashanah Seder Purposes Suggested by Participants

• Create more connectivity and engagement especially for our families who long for interaction

• To provide family members who might not have an online synagogue option

• This RH is different from all other RHes.

• Offering something new as a complement rather than a substitute for the more traditional observances

• We are going camping and I want a non digital spiritual option to celebrate the holiday in the woods

Symbolic Foods & Themes 

• https://highholidaysathome.com/clip/traditional-sephardi-rosh-hashanah-wishes 

• https://www.jewishla.org/you-are-what-you-eat-a-rosh-hashanah-seder/ 

• Black-Eyed Peas, Pumpkin, Leek Fritters 

• Five themes. Creation, God as Sovereign, Justice, Resilience, and Shofar

Suggestions for Finding Diverse Stock Images 

• Sephardic Brotherhood of America, JDC, JIMENA, American Sephardi Federation, Beit HaTefutsot

• https://www.respectability.org/

• https://www.disabilityimages.com/

• https://globaljews.org/

Music & Suggestions for Kids

• Play-Doh or crafts, coloring book pages, scavenger hunts 

• Hineini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guR_6lJPqEI 

• B’shem Hashem link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnfgteYoxhQ 

• Al Kol Eleh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbw2FTYHCTg 

Other Resources 

• How to make High Holy Day Challah: https://youtu.be/ErbLiQv-DA0 

• Zoom Videos: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362643-Sharing-Computer-Sound-During-Screen-Sharing 

• Priya Parker - The Art of Gathering book, Together Apart podcast 

• Casper ter Kuile - The Power of Ritual book 

  • Attention, Intention, Repetition