Each year, Passover is a unique moment on the Jewish calendar that unites the Jewish people in its widely observed tradition of sitting around the table reciting the ancient story of the Exodus from Egypt.  However, as we sit at our seder tables this year, we are confronted with a new question:  Why is this Passover different than every other Passover?  

As we come together to celebrate this festival of freedom, we stand nearly 200 days since October 7th.  On this Passover, our happiness is tempered by sadness, pain, loss, and frustration, and we are anxious about the fate of the hostages, the escalation of war and the rise in antisemitism.  

The UJCVP has compiled a list of resources of new Haggadahs, supplemental readings and recommended practices to bring meaning into this year's Passover Seders.  

Passover Haggadah (Hostages and Missing Families Forum) 

The Haggadah of Hope (Yeshiva University)

In Every Generation: A Haggadah Supplement for 5784 (Shalom Hartman Institute) 

Passover Supplement 2024 (iCenter for Israel Education)

Seder Interrupted: A Post October 7 Haggadah Supplement (The Academy of Jewish Religion)

Seder Seat for a Hostage (Board of Deputies of British Jews) 

A Prayer for Captive Women (Women of Reform Judaism)

Acknowledge the Hostages (Jewish Federation of Los Angeles)

CCAR Seder Supplement (Union for Reform Judaism)

An Intergenerational Family Seder Guide (Museum of the Jewish People)

7 Ways to Address October 7 At Your family seder (Kveller)

Passover Prayer for the Hostages (Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau)

In Every Generation Passover 5784 Supplement (Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt)

Across the Divide: Tips for Hard Conversations at the Seder Table (JTS)