Four Allies, Four Questions for LGBTQ Liberation at Pesach, 2013

Four Allies, Four Questions for LGBTQ Liberation at Pesach, 2013

Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections

2015

Moshe Kornfield, Scott Meyer, Elias Sacks, Stephanie Yuhas, Andrew Violet, Jane Thaler

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Traditional Haggadah Four Allies, Four Questions for LGBTQ Liberation at Pesach “The Torah speaks about four sons: one who is wise and one who is contrary; one who is simple and one who does not even know how to ask a question... The wise son asks: ‘What is the meaning of the rules, laws and customs which the Eternal our God has commanded us?’ ... The wicked son asks: ‘What is the meaning of this service to you?’” “Who are the four allies? Which one are you? 1. The ally who asks what ‘LGBTQ’ means... 2. The ally who stands up for a friend... 3. The ally who speaks up about equality... 4. The ally who comes out as an advocate to move equality forward...” The traditional seder emphasizes the number four. In the Haggadah, there are four questions (typically recited by the youngest participant), four symbolic children, and the consumption of four cups of wine. Keshet, an organization that advocates on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews, rewrites these texts in order to educate allies and prospective allies about how to create more inclusive Jewish communities. for LGBTQ Liberation at Pesach (2013)