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Rachel Delston and family

Last year, our son Charlie added Ukrainian colors -- a lemon (bitter) and blueberries (sweet) -- to our Seder plate to represent the bitterness we feel over the war against Ukraine and the love we feel for Ukrainians. It inspired me to make some goodies for the table that looked like the Ukrainian flag.

We use a Haggadah that was given out for free at Safeway (a grocery store in Washington DC). It has a coupon for Folgers coffee that expired in 1991!  It is short and sweet and it's also a coloring book. We have ordered more over the years from eBay!

Amy Weinhaus and family

Passover is our family’s favorite Jewish holiday. Growing up, my family (and my husband Andy's family) both used the Maxwell House Seder booklet, and we recall that as children, much of the language and wording seemed difficult to understand. We now use a children’s Haggadah that my oldest sister Sandy, who is a Jewish Educator, put together for our family. We have used this Haggadah every year since my sisters and I had kids. The illustrations are engaging for youngsters and the wording is much simpler for every age to follow. We still incorporate some of my family’s traditions from grandparents and great-grandparents, such as at the end of our Seder we sing a few of the songs in English, Hebrew, and German. By the end of the evening after our four cups of wine, the grown-ups are usually feeling a little silly and some of the words in Hebrew and German come out sounding strange but funny. The kids are amused by this and wonder if someday they all will continue this tradition.