Mazel tov! You’re the host of this Passover like no other. Thank you for taking on a
sacred task. Here’s what you need to make this ritual night enjoyable, participatory,
meaningful and memorable.
1. Get ingredients ready. Check list and edit/add as needed.
2. Communicate the Zoom links, ingredients list, and any welcome note or
directions to all participants.
3. Make sure computers/tablets/phones are charged or plugged in.
4. New to Zoom? There’s a great visual tutorial here. You may want to test your
Zoom link with all participants prior to the start of Sayder. Allow time for
troubleshooting.
5. As host, part of your role is to guide your guests through this ritual. That means
you get to play the part of EmCee, assign roles and readings, keep the flow, and
keep track of time.
6. Partner up. Get a responsible participant to take on co-hosting roles to help
welcome people, mute/unmute, split into breakout groups if needed, share
music/links.
7. There are 4 Questions, 4 Children, and 4 Cups of Wine for Seder. So we’ve got 4
Categories to guide you through this sayder:
• DO is an action, whether washing hands or eating matzah ball soup.
(Tip: Tell your guests what’s about to happen and invite them to take part if
you’d like!)
• SAY is a thought, a blessing, a piece of inspiration to read aloud.
(Tip: Lead & Read or delegate ahead.)
• UNMUTE is a chance for discussion: a worthy question to ask of one another.
(Tip: Give people an idea of how much time they should share.)
• SING is, well, what’s a Seder without a few great songs?
(Tip: It’s hard to sing together on Zoom because of lag, so either pick a soloist
or embrace the cacophony!)
INGREDIENTS (Per participating household)
• Printed or digital Sayders • Seder plate + add-ons (see below)
• 2 candles + matches (consider adding a yahrzeit/memorial candle)
• Elijah’s Cup + Miriam’s Cup (these can be regular wine/water glasses)
• Wine/juice glass per participant (go fancy)
• Water bowls or hand sanitizer + towels • Matza (at least 3 pieces)
• A bowl of salt water
• Appetizers, spring style (karpas can be anything from veggies to sushi)
• Festive dinner
• Computer/tablet/phone (charged up)
SEDER PLATE 2021
“Oh no! I don’t have a seder plate!” No worries. Get a big plate. Put on it:
• Roasted egg (hard boiled is fine)
• Karpas (green leafy veggies—parsley’s a classic)
• Maror (bitter herb—usually horseradish)
• Lamb’s bone (go vegan: use a beet for “blood”)
• Charoset (mythic mortar—mix chopped fruit, nuts, spices, and sweet wine)
• Optional social justice-minded additions include an orange (for LGBTQ+ inclusion), a lock & key (for those currently enslaved and incarcerated), a tomato (for our farmworkers), and more.
• Covid-19 add-on: What will you add to your Seder plate this year? (Mask, or Purel, anyone?)
SAY: We are humans relearning to wash our hands.
Washing our hands is an act of love
Washing our hands is an act of care
Washing our hands helps us return to ourselves by
washing away what does not serve.
– Dori Midnight
DO: Wash your hands. Slowly.
(Use water bowls, wet towels, or hand sanitizer. Soap not ritually required
here. Towels will be handy)
SAY: We invite to our Seder Miriam the Prophetess who saved her baby brother Moses from drowning in the waters of the Nile, showing us, along with the Egyptian Princess, how to be allies. We sing the song of liberation she taught us, thank her for nourishing our thirst in the wilderness and for inspiring this healing blessing that is also sung. May we all be our siblings’ keepers always. We raise this Cup of Miriam as we honor the water of life.
Your essential everybody-friendly Zoom Seder
+ 4 new questions for now.
Read less. Say more.
Welcome back to Passover – mid-Pandemic. This night,
different from so many previous Passover nights we’ve known,
invites us to keep showing up, committed to continuity,
connection, and care. In the midst of grave uncertainty,
isolation, illness and loss, we gather online to retell our sacred
journey as a people in constant formation.
The ancient Exodus saga and our contemporary dire straits inform each other and help
us transform this night into a sacred, stubborn, and delicious celebration.
Sayder includes highlights from the Passover Haggadah, links to readings, songs and
activities, simple directions for the Sayder host and interactive cues for all participants.
Sayder is everybody-friendly—designed for all varieties of Jew/ish—the people we live
and love with, friends and guests.
Sayder uses Lab/Shul’s God-Optional poetic and non-gendered translations of the
traditional liturgy. Choose your own adventure, customize your metaphors and focus
on what matters most to you tonight—with joy.
We’ve got this. Welcome to Sayder.
Mazel tov! You’re the host of this Passover like no other. Thank you for taking on a
sacred task. Here’s what you need to make this ritual night enjoyable, participatory,
meaningful and memorable.
1. Get ingredients ready. Check list and edit/add as needed.
2. Communicate the Zoom links, ingredients list, and any welcome note or
directions to all participants.
3. Make sure computers/tablets/phones are charged or plugged in.
4. New to Zoom? There’s a great visual tutorial here. You may want to test your
Zoom link with all participants prior to the start of Sayder. Allow time for
troubleshooting.
5. As host, part of your role is to guide your guests through this ritual. That means
you get to play the part of EmCee, assign roles and readings, keep the flow, and
keep track of time.
6. Partner up. Get a responsible participant to take on co-hosting roles to help
welcome people, mute/unmute, split into breakout groups if needed, share
music/links.
7. There are 4 Questions, 4 Children, and 4 Cups of Wine for Seder. So we’ve got 4
Categories to guide you through this sayder:
• DO is an action, whether washing hands or eating matzah ball soup.
(Tip: Tell your guests what’s about to happen and invite them to take part if
you’d like!)
• SAY is a thought, a blessing, a piece of inspiration to read aloud.
(Tip: Lead & Read or delegate ahead.)
• UNMUTE is a chance for discussion: a worthy question to ask of one another.
(Tip: Give people an idea of how much time they should share.)
• SING is, well, what’s a Seder without a few great songs?
(Tip: It’s hard to sing together on Zoom because of lag, so either pick a soloist
or embrace the cacophony!)
INGREDIENTS (Per participating household)
• Printed or digital Sayders • Seder plate + add-ons (see below)
• 2 candles + matches (consider adding a yahrzeit/memorial candle)
• Elijah’s Cup + Miriam’s Cup (these can be regular wine/water glasses)
• Wine/juice glass per participant (go fancy)
• Water bowls or hand sanitizer + towels • Matza (at least 3 pieces)
• A bowl of salt water
• Appetizers, spring style (karpas can be anything from veggies to sushi)
• Festive dinner
• Computer/tablet/phone (charged up)
SEDER PLATE 2021
“Oh no! I don’t have a seder plate!” No worries. Get a big plate. Put on it:
• Roasted egg (hard boiled is fine)
• Karpas (green leafy veggies—parsley’s a classic)
• Maror (bitter herb—usually horseradish)
• Lamb’s bone (go vegan: use a beet for “blood”)
• Charoset (mythic mortar—mix chopped fruit, nuts, spices, and sweet wine)
• Optional social justice-minded additions include an orange (for LGBTQ+ inclusion), a lock & key (for those currently enslaved and incarcerated), a tomato (for our farmworkers), and more.
• Covid-19 add-on: What will you add to your Seder plate this year? (Mask, or Purel, anyone?)
SAY: We are humans relearning to wash our hands.
Washing our hands is an act of love
Washing our hands is an act of care
Washing our hands helps us return to ourselves by
washing away what does not serve.
– Dori Midnight
DO: Wash your hands. Slowly.
(Use water bowls, wet towels, or hand sanitizer. Soap not ritually required
here. Towels will be handy)
SAY: We invite to our Seder Miriam the Prophetess who saved her baby brother Moses from drowning in the waters of the Nile, showing us, along with the Egyptian Princess, how to be allies. We sing the song of liberation she taught us, thank her for nourishing our thirst in the wilderness and for inspiring this healing blessing that is also sung. May we all be our siblings’ keepers always. We raise this Cup of Miriam as we honor the water of life.
Your essential everybody-friendly Zoom Seder
+ 4 new questions for now.
Read less. Say more.
Welcome back to Passover – mid-Pandemic. This night,
different from so many previous Passover nights we’ve known,
invites us to keep showing up, committed to continuity,
connection, and care. In the midst of grave uncertainty,
isolation, illness and loss, we gather online to retell our sacred
journey as a people in constant formation.
The ancient Exodus saga and our contemporary dire straits inform each other and help
us transform this night into a sacred, stubborn, and delicious celebration.
Sayder includes highlights from the Passover Haggadah, links to readings, songs and
activities, simple directions for the Sayder host and interactive cues for all participants.
Sayder is everybody-friendly—designed for all varieties of Jew/ish—the people we live
and love with, friends and guests.
Sayder uses Lab/Shul’s God-Optional poetic and non-gendered translations of the
traditional liturgy. Choose your own adventure, customize your metaphors and focus
on what matters most to you tonight—with joy.
We’ve got this. Welcome to Sayder.
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